Breeding and Eugenics in the American Literary Imagination Heredity
A disturbing but ultimately discredited strain in American thought, eugenics was a crucial ideological force in the early twentieth century. Luczak investigates the work of writers like Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, to consider the impact of e
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Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine Series editors: Prof Sharon Ruston (Lancaster University, UK), Prof Alice Jenkins (University of Glasgow, UK) and Prof Catherine Belling (Northwestern University, USA) Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine is an exciting new series that focuses on one of the most vibrant and interdisciplinary areas in literary studies. Comprising academic monographs, essay collections, and Palgrave Pivot books, the series will emphasize a historical approach to its subjects. The series will cover all aspects of this rich and varied field and is open to new and emerging topics as well as established ones. Sharon Ruston is Chair in Romanticism and Research Director for the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, UK. Alice Jenkins is Professor of Victorian Literature and Culture at Glasgow University, UK. She is a co-founder and former Chair of the British Society for Literature and Science. Catherine Belling is Associate Professor in Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Northwestern University, USA. She is also the Executive Editor of the journal Literature and Medicine. Editorial Board: Steven Connor, Professor of English, University of Cambridge, UK; Lisa Diedrich, Associate Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies, Stony Brook University, USA; N Katherine Hayles, Professor of English, Duke University, USA; Peter Middleton, Professor of English, University of Southampton, UK; Sally Shuttleworth, Professorial Fellow in English, St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, UK; Susan Squier, Professor of Women’s Studies and English, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Martin Willis, Professor of Science, Literature and Communication, University of Westminster, UK Titles include: MarkusI seli THOMAS DE QUINCEY AND THE COGNITIVE UNCONSCIOUS Esther L. Jones MEDICINE AND ETHICS IN BLACK WOMEN’S SPECULATIVE FICTION Ewa Barbara Luczak BREEDING AND EUGENICS IN THE AMERICAN LITERARY IMAGINATION Heredity Rules in the Twentieth Century AlannaS kuse CONSTRUCTIONS OF CANCER IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND Ravenous Natures
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Breeding and Eugenics in the American Literary Imagination Heredity Rules in the Twentieth Century Ewa Barbara Luczak
BREEDING AND EUGENICS IN THE AMERICAN LITERARY IMAGINATION
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