Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema - Precarious Identities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book is about poison and poisonings; it explores the facts, fears and fictions that surround this fascinating topic. Poisons attract attention because they are both dangerous and hard to discover. Secretive and invisible, they are a challenging object of representation. How do science studies, literature, and especially film-the medium of the visible-explain and show what is hidden? How can we deal with uncertainties emerging from the ambivalence of dangerous substances? These considerations lead the editors of this volume to the notion of "precarious identities" as a key discursive marker of poisons and related substances. This book is unique in facilitating a multi-faceted conversation between disciplines. It draws on examples from historical cases of poisoning; figurations of uncertainty and blurred boundaries in literature; and cinematic examples, from early cinema and arthouse to documentary and blockbuster. The contributions work with concepts from gender studies, new materialism, post-colonialism, deconstructivism, motif studies, and discourse analysis.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Heike Klippel • Bettina Wahrig • Anke Zechner
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	254
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-64908-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > Toxicology (non-medical) Promotions
LSN:	3-319-64908-6
Barcode:	9783319649085

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