"A Strange, Contagious Fear": Scarlet Letters and Shame in the Time of Coronavirus.

Public shaming has a long history in the United States, and the image of the "scarlet letter" is an integral part of that history. This essay examines how American media accounts inthe firstyearof the coronavirus pandemic invoked the image of the scarlet letterto describe the shame of infection at a...

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Publicado en:Nathaniel Hawthorne Review Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 144 - 167
Autor principal: WILLIAMS, SUSAN S.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Pennsylvania State University Press 2021
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