Wolf-Meyer, M: American Disgust Racism, Microbial Medicine, and the Colony Within

"Stealthily, Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer preys on his readers' own fascination with abject substances to draw us into a conceptually complex rendering of previously unexplored connections between disgust, racialization, and microbial processes and substances. Grounded in wide-ranging examples, drawn from both experience and key texts, the result is riveting."-Julie Guthman, author of The Problem with Solutions: Why Silicon Valley Can't Hack the Future of Food

"American Disgust pushes readers to think beyond individual taste to consider how whiteness shapes what is acceptable or profane and how to grow our capacity for the unfamiliar. It is a refreshing take on a long-debated concept."-AshantÉ M. Reese, coeditor of Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice

"This fascinating book will appeal to readers who are interested in the fields of disability studies, environmental studies, science and technology, and the history of medicine."-CHOICE

"American Disgust is an original and timely inquiry that creatively combines textual, internet,and experiential sources."-H-Net Reviews

"A timely and compelling expedition into the relationship between Americans and their microbial counterparts."-The AAG Review of Books