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Lab Lit

Exploring Literary and Cultural Representations of Science
Buch | Hardcover
274 Seiten
2019
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-6598-1 (ISBN)
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This book introduces and explores a new genre, lab lit. Essays both discuss lab lit novels using a variety of analytical approaches as well as provide a theoretical framework to explore the social and literary backgrounds of the genre.
Lab Lit: Exploring Literary and Cultural Representations of Science is the first formal, systematic, scholarly investigation of laboratory literature from the perspective of literary studies. Lab Lit as a new genre has received a lot of public and media attention due to its compelling presentation of science practitioners and the relatable explanations of the scientific advancements that have shaped modern society and will continue to do so. However, the genre has been largely overlooked by scholars. This book is an introduction to the world of science for those who up till now have been immersed primarily in the world of literature. The anthology contains essays that discuss Lab Lit novels using a variety of analytical approaches. It also features theoretical essays that explore the social and literary backgrounds of Lab Lit and help the reader position the critical pieces within appropriate contexts.

Olga A. Pilkington is Assistant Professor of English at Dixie State University. The late Ace G. Pilkington was professor of English and history at Dixie State University.

Preface, Olga A. Pilkington and Ace G. Pilkington

Introduction: What’s in a Name?, Olga A. Pilkington

Chapter 1: Frankenstein, Scientism, and the Cultural Reception of Discovery, Amanda Scott

Chapter 2: Female Scientists Under Strain: Transitions From Lab To Lit To Screen, Dean Conrad and Lynne Magowan

Chapter 3: Lab Lit and Science Fiction: Similarities and Separations, Ace G. Pilkington

Chapter 4: Lab Lit and Popular Science, Olga A. Pilkington

Chapter 5: Where Science Meets Fiction: A History and Theory of Laboratory Production, Matt Hadley

Chapter 6: The Use of Forensic Techniques to Uncover Social Disorder in Caleb Carr’s Alienist Novels, Kimberley H. Idol

Chapter 7: Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behavior: The Sciences in a Post-Fact World, Theda Wrede

Chapter 8: The Short Fiction of Andrea Barrett: Lab Lit as Sociology of Science, Stephanie Chidester

Chapter 9: The Honest Look at Science and Poetry, Elaine Pearce

Chapter 10: Addressing the Gender Gap in STEM through Theatre, Eileen Trauth and Suzanne Trauth

Chapter 11: Using Science in Writing Mystery Novels, Beverly Connor

Case Study: Lab Lit: Illuminating a Hidden World through the Medium of Fiction, Jennifer Rohn

ConclusionAbout the Contributors

Erscheinungsdatum
Co-Autor Stephanie Chidester, Beverly Connor, Dean Conrad
Sprache englisch
Maße 162 x 227 mm
Gewicht 617 g
Themenwelt Literatur Anthologien
Literatur Fantasy / Science Fiction Fantasy
Literatur Fantasy / Science Fiction Science Fiction
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-4985-6598-0 / 1498565980
ISBN-13 978-1-4985-6598-1 / 9781498565981
Zustand Neuware
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