Contagion isn’t just about germs. It’s about ideas. Power. Panic. And who controls the story.

In Transforming Contagion, Breanne Fahs brings together scholars, thinkers, and cultural critics to explore how “contagion” has shaped not just public health, but politics, media, and social control. This isn’t your typical academic lecture. It’s a sharp, layered unpacking of the narratives we’ve absorbed without question—and what they cost us.

Here's something wild: during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies found that misinformation spread six times faster than the truth. That’s not a glitch. That’s how fear works.

Fahs uses that lens to examine deeper contagions: racism, sexism, censorship, silence. Through essays and reflections, she shows how society labels certain bodies, behaviors, and beliefs as “infectious”—and how that framing is used to justify oppression.

This book doesn’t offer easy comfort. But it does offer clarity—and a powerful call to rethink the language of contamination. If you’ve ever wondered why some voices are silenced, or why certain groups are blamed during a crisis, this book gives you the tools to connect the dots. It’s intersectional. It’s fierce. And it’s overdue.

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Some books inform. This one transforms.