“Forming Intimate Communities in Modern China,” Book Discussion with Nicole Barnes

Type: Lab

In Nicole Barnes' book Intimate Communities: Wartime Healthcare and the Birth of Modern China, 1937-1945, she examined how the women who worked as nurses, doctors, and midwives during China’s War of Resistance created emotional bonds that brought the nation together. Participants should expect an open-ended discussion focusing on how her book approaches emotions as part of larger historical questions. Together, the participants think about how analyzing emotions enables us to better understand the history of medicine and the formation of a modern nation.