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    Edelman publishes paper on Gothic medicine

    March 20, 2019
    Dr. Diana Edelman stands in her office holding an edition of the Gothic Studies Journal, where her article "Gothic Medicine: Murderous Midwives and Homicidal Obstetricians" has recently been published.

    Article By: Cassidy Deaver

    While researching her favorite novel, "Frankenstein," Dr. Diana Edelman realized while science was an important part of the novel's context and critical history, few people were writing about obstetrical medicine and embryology.

    "There were many studies about motherhood as a concept, but nothing that broke down the sciences related to reproduction," the associate professor of English at the University of North Georgia (UNG) said. "I began researching obstetrics and embryology and applying them to other novels. As I learned the history of medicine, it began to sound like a Gothic novel itself — male physicians hunting down female bodies in the name of science."

    This realization lit a spark within Edelman, pushing her to pursue a deeper understanding of what people believed about fetal formation and development in the 18th and 19th centuries and to write an article on the subject.

    "I visited several archives in the United Kingdom, London and Glasgow specifically, to read unpublished obstetrical manuals to research the topic," Edelman said, explaining a Presidential Summer Scholar Award she received in 2015 afforded her the travel funds.

    Edelman's article titled "Gothic Medicine: Murderous Midwives and Homicidal Obstetricians" has recently been published in Gothic Studies, a journal of the International Gothic Association.

    "Writing and publishing academic work can be difficult, but it’s highly gratifying and really invigorates my teaching as I get to mentor students who are just beginning this process," Edelman said.

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    Book by Rifenburg explores cadet writing

    Book by Rifenburg explores cadet writing

    UNG English faculty member Dr. Michael Rifenburg is publishing a book about the writing training ROTC cadets receive.
    Trio attends intelligence education conference

    Trio attends intelligence education conference

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    STARTALK academy offers students variety

    STARTALK academy offers students variety

    UNG held a Chinese and astronomy camp for 16 high school students this summer thanks to an NSA grant. These students will receive further learning opportunities throughout the 2022-23 academic year.
    Three receive study abroad grants

    Three receive study abroad grants

    UNG students Melena Appling, Edleen Henriquez, and Susana Olivo Sandoval received funding from CIEE to study abroad in 2022 or 2023.

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