Description: Biofictions: Race, Genetics and the Contemporary Novel (Explorations in Science and Literature) [Hardcover] Gill, Josie; Choksey, Lara; Holmes, John; Kirchhofer, Anton and Rogers, Janine Product Overview This book is open access and available on It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. Winner of the 2020 British Society for Literature and Science book prize. In this important interdisciplinary study, Josie Gill explores how the contemporary novel has drawn upon, and intervened in, debates about race in late 20th and 21st century genetic science. Reading works by leading contemporary writers including Zadie Smith, Kazuo Ishiguro, Octavia Butler and Colson Whitehead, Biofictions demonstrates how ideas of race are produced at the intersection of science and fiction, which together create the stories about identity, racism, ancestry and kinship which characterize our understanding of race today. By highlighting the role of narrative in the formation of racial ideas in science, this book calls into question the apparent anti-racism of contemporary genetics, which functions narratively, rather than factually or objectively, within the racialized contexts in which it is embedded. In so doing, Biofictions compels us to rethink the long-asked question of whether race is a biological fact or a fiction, calling instead for a new understanding of the relationship between race, science and fiction. Read more Details Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic (February 20, 2020) Language : English Hardcover : 224 pages ISBN-10 : 135009983X ISBN-13 : 38 Item Weight : 1 pounds Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.56 x 9.21 inches Best Sellers Rank: #9,578,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #965 in 21st Century Literary Criticism (Books) #3,354 in Comparative Literature #29,190 in People of African Descent & Black Studies #965 in 21st Century Literary Criticism (Books) #3,354 in Comparative Literature We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 135009983X
ISBN10: 135009983X
ISBN13: 9781350099838
EAN: 9781350099838
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Brand: Bloomsbury
GTIN: 09781350099838
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Biofictions : Race, Genetics and the Contemporary Novel
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: Comparative Literature, Modern / 21st Century, Black Studies (Global)
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Josie Gill
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Social Science
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Explorations in Science and Literature Ser.
Format: Hardcover
