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  1. “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar”: Undead Bodies and Medical Technology.Sarah O’Dell - 2020 - Journal of Medical Humanities 41 (2):229-242.
    This paper examines the relationship between medical technology and liminal states of “undeath” as presented in “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar” and the real-life case of Jahi McMath, who was maintained on life support for over four years following a diagnosis of brain death. Through this juxtaposition, “Valdemar” comes to function as a modern fable, an uneasy herald of medical technology’s potential to create liminal states between life and death. The ability to transgress these boundaries bears a (...)
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