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February 25, 2026American Literature

Consumptive Individualism and Burdens of Care in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

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Overview

Literary analysis reveals how tuberculosis narratives define race and care in a historical context, suggesting deeper ethical implications.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how depictions of tuberculosis reflect and shape racial and individualistic discourses in 19th-century American literature.
  • Literary analysis of nineteenth-century American texts
  • Examination of race and ability in depictions of tuberculosis
  • Interpretation of ethical implications related to care and vulnerability
  • Literary works intertwine tuberculosis with themes of race and individualism
  • Establishment of racialized burdens of care in narratives
  • Articulation of social dependency as a form of individualism influenced by historical contexts.

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Bridget Reilly (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699e921bf5123be5ed05017bhttps://doi.org/10.1215/00029831-12435005
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