Hugendubel.info - Die B2B Online-Buchhandlung 

Merkliste
Die Merkliste ist leer.
Bitte warten - die Druckansicht der Seite wird vorbereitet.
Der Druckdialog öffnet sich, sobald die Seite vollständig geladen wurde.
Sollte die Druckvorschau unvollständig sein, bitte schliessen und "Erneut drucken" wählen.

The Eugenetic Imagination

Eugenics and Genetics in Early 21st-Century Anglo-American Fiction. Dissertationsschrift
BuchGebunden
288 Seiten
Englisch
Peter Langerschienen am22.12.2022
The study analyzes instances of a eugenetic imagination in early 21stcentury novels.Employing categories developed by Rabinow & Rose in the context of Foucault's 'biopower,' it reveals the continuity of eugenic ideas in contemporary fiction and it as a crucial element in the literary evaluation of modern-day genetics.mehr

Produkt

KlappentextThe study analyzes instances of a eugenetic imagination in early 21stcentury novels.Employing categories developed by Rabinow & Rose in the context of Foucault's 'biopower,' it reveals the continuity of eugenic ideas in contemporary fiction and it as a crucial element in the literary evaluation of modern-day genetics.

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Inhaltsverzeichnis - List of Abbreviations- Introduction- Eugenic Literatures- What's in a Name?- Simon Mawer: Mendel's Dwarf (1997)- Dan Brown, Inferno (2013)- Robert Sawyer: The Neanderthal Parallax (2002-2003)- Jodi Picoult, Second Glance (2003- Writing the Eugenetic Imagination- Works Cited- Literature- Criticismmehr

Autor

Melanie Schrage-Lang studied English and American literature and history at the University of Kassel (Germany) and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (US). She is a Fulbright alumna and holds a PhD from the University of Kassel where she worked as a research assistant in the department of English and American literary studies. Currently, she is working as an established graduate secondary-school teacher in Hesse.
Weitere Artikel von
Schrage-Lang, Melanie
Weitere Artikel von
Herausgegeben:Göske, Daniel