Reading skin in Victorian newspapers : an analysis of British newspapers' coverage of human skin, 1840-1900

This thesis employs keyword-based searches in digital newspaper archives to identify recurrent patterns and themes in reports concerning human skin between the years 1840 and 1900 in Britain. The thesis argues that Victorian newspapers used the skin to foster three main Victorian social campaigns: t...

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Main Author: Garrisi, D.
Published: University of Westminster 2015
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.675503