Paw'd Defiance
Welcome to Paw'd Defiance, where we don't lecture but we do educate. This podcast comes to you from the University of Washington Tacoma. Our show is about more than campus. During each episode we'll highlight a different person, program, area of research or educational topic that is relevant not only to the university but also to the Greater Tacoma community and beyond.
Paw'd Defiance
Smelling Skulls & Licking Eye Infections
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UW Tacoma SIAS Dean Natalie Eschenbaum
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Season 1
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Episode 123
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.