Bodies in a Broken World: Women Novelists of Color and the Politics of MedicineIn this multidisciplinary study, Ann Folwell Stanford reads literature written by U. S. women of color to propose a rethinking of modern medical practice, arguing that personal health and social justice are inextricably linked. Drawing on feminist ethics to explore the work of eleven novelists, Stanford challenges medicine to position itself more deeply within the communities it serves, especially the poor and marginalized. However, she also argues