Edward Caudill

Darwinism in the Press (eBook, ePUB)

the Evolution of An Idea

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Numerous books and articles have outlined Darwin's impact on American scientists, philosophers, businessmen, and clergy in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Few, however, have undertaken a study of Darwinism in the form in which it was presented to most Americans -- popular newspapers and magazines. The main concern of this book is to identify how the press is treated as a part of our culture - - pointing to its ability to shape and to be shaped by the forces that act on the rest of society and its ability to be critical in the interpretation of ideas for "e;the masses."e;

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136467448
• Artikelnr.: 38447478

Autorenporträt

Ed Caudill is a retired journalism professor who taught at the University of Tennessee for more than 30 years. He spent summers meandering the country, and beyond, with his two sons, and in the school year he taught editing and history. At UT, his books earned him tenure and ire, being outside the usual academic dreariness of jargon-laden journals that no one read. His numerous books have focused largely, but not exclusively, on American imagination and memory. With co-author and professor emeritus Paul Ashdown, those books have looked at Civil War figures. Caudill's other work have looked at the impact of Darwinism in American culture, from publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859 through the 1925 Scopes Trial. He continues to write between road trips around the country, especially to places that offer good fly fishing from Georgia to Alaska.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction. Darwin and Evolution. Initial Shock: Publication of
The Origin of Species, 1860. From Blasphemy to Gospel: The Evolution Debate
in American Magazines, 1857-1887. E.L. Godkin and the New Science of
Society. Racism and Darwinism. The Scopes Trial: The Press Confirms
Empiricism. Creationism and the Continuing Conflict. Darwinism, the Press,
and Ideas.