Scientific Americans : The Making of Popular Science and Evolution in Early-twentieth-century U.S. Literature and Culture
by
John Bruni
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Intersections in Literature and Science
ISBN-10
1783160179
ISBN-13
9781783160174
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Imprint
University of Wales Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 15th, 2014
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
448 grams
Dimensions
22.30 x 14.30 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: from c 1900 -Cultural studies
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The book challenges narrow readings of evolution as 'social Darwinism' by looking at evolutionary theory through the interrelated perspectives of science, North American naturalist literature, and popular journalism.
In Scientific Americans, John Bruni brings matters of global citizenship and ecological awareness to bear on an analysis of literary naturalism and identity formation. Bruni looks at the works of Theodore Dreiser, Edith Wharton, Jack London, and Henry Adams, arguing that their works both illustrate how social environments shape the representation and reception of evolutionary theories and test the evolutionary destablilizing of identity against the social categories of race, gender, and citizenship.
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