The Eugenetic Imagination

Eugenics and Genetics in Early 21st-Century Anglo-American Fiction
Buch | Hardcover
2022
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-87697-8 (ISBN)

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The Eugenetic Imagination - Melanie Schrage-Lang
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lt;p>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.


lt;p>This book addresses a research gap in the study of eugenics in fictional literature: the analysis of the nexus of eugenics and genetics in 21st-century novels, detached from their authors' ideological beliefs. It is based on an understanding of literature as an interdiscourse in Jürgen Link's sense. The study employs categories developed by Rabinow and Rose in the context of Foucault's concept of "biopower." It thereby demonstrates that, though officially fallen from grace in light of the Nazi atrocities committed in the name of racial hygiene, eugenic ideas remain surprisingly resilient in the sciences as well as in fiction. Thus, the nexus between eugenics and genetics continues to serve as an important force in the structuring of scientific and contemporary popular (inter-)discourses.

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.

lt;p>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

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie MeLiS. Medien – Literaturen – Sprachen in Anglistik/Amerikanistik, Germanistik und Romanistik ; 28
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 441 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinethik
Schlagworte 21st • American • Anglo • Century • Daniel • Early • Eugenetic • Eugenics • Fiction • Genetics • Göske • Imagination • Lang • Melanie • Michael • Rücker • Schrage
ISBN-10 3-631-87697-1 / 3631876971
ISBN-13 978-3-631-87697-8 / 9783631876978
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