acknowledgments
The present volume has been a work-in-progress over the last fifteen years, and I owe a debt of gratitude to the many colleagues who have provided insightful criticism and invited me to share my work at various conferences in Europe, including: “The Body in Anglophone Culture,” Université de Tours, France, 7 June 2008; Congrès Annuel de la Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur, “La Résurgence,” 17 May 2008, Université d'Orléans, France; “Border Lines and Border Lands,” Centre de Recherches Espaces / Écritures, Université de Paris X, Nanterre, France, 26 June 2003; Congrès de la Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur, “Correct, Incorrect,” Université de Metz, France, 11 May 2002; Colloque de la Société d'Etudes Anglaises Contemporaines, “La Mort, mise en scène, mise en texte,” Université du Havre, France, 6 November 1998; “Childhood in its Time: The Child in British Literature,” Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent, UK, 28 March 2009; “Contemporary British and Irish Literary Landscapes: Re-Reading Pat Barker,” University of Hertfordshire, UK, 24 November 2006; “Infection, Contamination,” Edge Hill