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Histories of Post-Mortem ContagionShrouded Corpses, Walking Cadavers: The Shifting of ‘the Choleras’ in Depictions of Southeastern Captivity

Histories of Post-Mortem Contagion: Shrouded Corpses, Walking Cadavers: The Shifting of ‘the... [Presenting rare photography from camps on the Thailand–Burma railway, this chapter traces the spread and treatment of cholera in captivity during World War II through to its post-war depiction in second-generation fiction. Analysis of visual depictions alongside the diaries, memoirs, and medical reports produced by former PoWs and their medical officers shows that whilst cholera created social isolation among a group of already segregated men, fighting the disease also necessitated the development of ‘communities of care’. This chapter also explores the profound connections that formed between the sick and those that cared for them. It concludes by illustrating how the diseased body and the figure of the medic have become central motifs in post-war depictions of the Thailand–Burma railway, thus enabling the social experience of disease to communicate the personal story of captivity.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Histories of Post-Mortem ContagionShrouded Corpses, Walking Cadavers: The Shifting of ‘the Choleras’ in Depictions of Southeastern Captivity

Part of the Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Modern History Book Series
Editors: Lynteris, Christos; Evans, Nicholas H A
Oliver, Lizzie
Histories of Post-Mortem Contagion — Dec 16, 2017
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-62928-5
Pages
165 –187
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-62929-2_7
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Abstract

[Presenting rare photography from camps on the Thailand–Burma railway, this chapter traces the spread and treatment of cholera in captivity during World War II through to its post-war depiction in second-generation fiction. Analysis of visual depictions alongside the diaries, memoirs, and medical reports produced by former PoWs and their medical officers shows that whilst cholera created social isolation among a group of already segregated men, fighting the disease also necessitated the development of ‘communities of care’. This chapter also explores the profound connections that formed between the sick and those that cared for them. It concludes by illustrating how the diseased body and the figure of the medic have become central motifs in post-war depictions of the Thailand–Burma railway, thus enabling the social experience of disease to communicate the personal story of captivity.]

Published: Dec 16, 2017

Keywords: Thai Burma Railway; Capture Memory; 11M cAMP; Deep North; Cholera Epidemics

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