Throughout America and around the world, the United States has been known as a beacon of hope and opportunity, the land of the free and the home of the brave. Sadly, from the crumbling urban ghetto of Detroit to the cash-strapped shores of California to the rust belt of the Midwest, America is...

Framing immunity -- What can immunity do? -- Immunological narratives -- The popularisation of immunology -- Immunity and digital media -- Immune selves -- Fragile immunitary economies -- Immunity and its discontents.