2021
DOI: 10.1086/715749
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“Villanies of that damnd Kéeper”: Caregiving, Criminality, and Contagion in Early Modern England

Abstract: T he disease is said to be imported; xenophobic and racist hostility against those deemed to be "foreigners" ensues. 1 Once the disease has arrived in a given location, community spread is blamed on vulnerable populations, marginalizing them still further. People who live in densely populated areas, as well as those who cannot afford to stay home and work low-wage, precarious jobs that cannot be conducted there are more likely to contract the disease. 2 Older people are regarded as expendable: already nearing… Show more

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