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Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema (eBook, PDF)

Precarious Identities

Redaktion: Klippel, Heike; Zechner, Anke; Wahrig, Bettina

Beschreibung

Examines poisons and related substances in a transdisciplinary context, comprising the history of science, literature and film studies

Conceptualizes poison as "precarious". This innovative perspective highlights poison as a medium of undermining identity and society and takes poison as a metaphor for social instability

The contributions in the volume cover a wide range from prominent court cases, including the Lafarge affair, to scientific disputes, literary analyses and cutting-edge theory

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Autor

Heike Klippel is Professor of Film Studies at the Braunschweig University of Art, Germany.  Anke Zechner was a research fellow on the DFG project "The Poison Motif in Film" and is currently working on a research project on Poisonous Cinema. Bettina Wahrig is Professor of the History of Science and Pharmacy at Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany. 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319649092
• Artikelnr.: 53060804