changed!Scientific daily and scientists in literary works

Text ｜ Wuyishan

In April 2021, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University Press published Sina Farzin, a professor of sociology at the German Federal Defense Army University, Ms. Susan M. Gaines, a University of Bommei, and a three -person editor -in -chief of Ms. Roslynn D.haynes, an academician of the Australian Academy of Humanities Sciences. Under the LITERARY MICROSCOPE: Science and Society in the Contemporary Novel (translated by the author of this article as "Science and Society in Contemporary Novels").

In 1993, the author published a conference paper entitled "Looking at the Anti -Scientific Trends in the image of scientists in literary works". One of the important references of this article was Roslynn D.haynes published in the papers published in 1989 "Literature works in literary works Scientists -Image and Perspective and its importance ".

The impact of science on society is increasing, so literary works must reflect this. However, the road to this reflection has changed a lot.

A scholar who studied the relationship between science and literature said in an article published in 1990 that he could not find a description of the daily operation of science in literary works. This sentence may be right at that time, but it is no longer the case.

The three editors wrote in the "Introduction" of this book: In the last 10 years of the 20th century, we began to see a large number of new novels emerging. They were in real scientific research practice (including historical and contemporary scientific research practice) and The life and working environment of scientists clarify and deepen the work environment.

The new generation of Science Novels has various names- "science in fictional works", "technician novels", "laboratory literature" and so on.

Regardless of the name, anyway, science and literature open up a new space. Readers can better experience and think about the power of science in this space atmosphere: science not only reveals the secrets of nature, but also promote social changes. Risk.

This book examines the implicit significance of discourse in this new creative space. On the one hand, how science and its achievements are accepted by society and how they affect society; on the other hand, how scientific work is affected by society The influence.

The article included in this book analyzes Barbara Kimosovo (winner of the National Human Human Human Medal), American writer Richard Powers (author of the famous book "Echo Maker"), British writer Ian McY Well (Chinese writer Yu Hua's high evaluation of him), the works of many writers, such as, discussed many vital themes, including the economicization of scientific institutions, ethical, risk, and gender inequality in scientific research work, scientists The remodeling of stereotypes, science in continuous evolutionary science fiction works, readers' acceptance of scientific novels, and potential contributions to the public understanding of scientific novels, and so on. In short, this book can be a valuable reference book for contemporary literature courses and science primary surveys.

The book is divided into "Introduction" and "Science under the Literary Microscopy" and three major parts.

The theme of the first part is "background and context".

Chapter 1 ~ 3: Science and Society in Non -fictional works (both authors are English professors); from individual knowledge production to collective knowledge production -non -fictional work brief history (two authors are divided into sociology and Media research); between crazy and mediocre — a mixed depiction of contemporary novels (stereotypes and authentic depictions).

The theme of the second part is "embedded science: social impact of science work and knowledge".

Chapter 4 ~ 7: Scientists facing risks (two authors are literary scholars and one are astronomers); Anti -utopia science reflected in the criticism of the chickens "reflects the scientists; when scientists are a female -novels and feminist science surveys (the author is a female professor of literature, media and communication majors); science economy - - Revelation from scientific novels (the author is sociologist).

The theme of the third part is "Fruits: Science and Social Consequences".

Chapters 8 ~ 10: Scientific novels of technical modernity -scientific image in the late scientific novels (the author is a professor of media and cultural research professors and English professors); unobstructed animals, stubborn things -in contemporary scientific novels The production of biological entities and scientific knowledge (both authors are professors of literature); risk narrative in the novel and their potential for social resonance (the four authors include a postdoctoral, two English literature professors, and a society of a cultural sociology. Learn professor).

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