Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema: Precarious Identities (Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture)

ISBN 10: 3319879006 / ISBN 13: 9783319879000

Published by MacMillan, 2018

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pp. 272.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema: Precarious Identities (Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture)
• Publisher: MacMillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319879006
• ISBN 13: 9783319879000
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

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.