Paw'd Defiance

Smelling Skulls & Licking Eye Infections

April 14, 2023 UW Tacoma SIAS Dean Natalie Eschenbaum Season 1 Episode 123
Paw'd Defiance
Smelling Skulls & Licking Eye Infections
Show Notes

SIAS Dean Natalie Eschenbaum studies disgust, specifically disgust in early modern English literature.  In this episode, we hear about poems that feature maggots and eye infections. The poems are gross and important. We'll talk about the role of disgust in these poems and in other works. We'll also talk about the role of disgust in our lives including why a lack of disgust might be a sign of love. Finally, Eschenbaum tells us why disgust as an area of study has become popular in recent years.