The Eugenetic Imagination: Eugenics and Genetics in Early 21st-Century Anglo-American Fiction

ISBN-13: 9783631876978 / Angielski

Daniel Göske; Melanie Schrage-Lang

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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- Criticism

O autorze

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.