Literature or Science?
In: A History of Sociology in Britain, S. 15-28
In: A History of Sociology in Britain, S. 15-28
In: Bulletin of the atomic scientists, Band 37, Heft 4, S. 1-1
ISSN: 1938-3282
Title from caption. ; Vols. 6- numbered consequetively. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Merged with: Examiner (London, England : 1808), to form: Examiner and London review.
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In: Nineteenth century prose, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 139-140
ISSN: 1052-0406
"Scientific progress is usually seen as a precondition of modern utopias, but science and utopia are frequently at odds. Utopian Literature and Science traces the interactions of sciences such as astronomy, microscopy, genetics and anthropology with 19th- and 20th-century utopian and dystopian writing and modern science fiction. Ranging from Galileo's observations with the telescope to current ideas of the post-human and the human-animal boundary, the author's re-examination of key literary texts brings a fresh perspective to the paradoxes of utopian thinking since Plato. This book is essential reading for teachers and students of literature and science studies, utopian studies, and science fiction studies, as well as students of 19th and early 20th-century literature more generally"--
In: PLOS ONE
'Public engagement with science' has become a 'buzzword' reflecting a concern about the widening gap between science and society and efforts to bridge this gap. This study is a comprehensive analysis of the development of the 'engagement' rhetoric in the pertinent academic literature on science communication and in science policy documents. By way of a content analysis of articles published in three leading science communication journals and a selection of science policy documents from the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (USA), the European Union (EU), and South Africa (SA), the variety of motives underlying this rhetoric, as well as the impact it has on science policies, are analyzed. The analysis of the science communication journals reveals an increasingly vague and inclusive definition of 'engagement' as well as of the 'public' being addressed, and a diverse range of motives driving the rhetoric. Similar observations can be made about the science policy documents. This study corroborates an earlier diagnosis that rhetoric is running ahead of practice and suggests that communication and engagement with clearly defined stakeholder groups about specific problems and the pertinent scientific knowledge will be a more successful manner of 'engagement'.
In: Utopian studies, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 370-374
ISSN: 2154-9648
In: Telos, Heft 78, S. 117-123
ISSN: 0040-2842, 0090-6514
In: Pacific affairs, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 435
ISSN: 0030-851X
The aim of this article is to show how the military rhetoric related to infection manifested itself in works of science and popular fiction of the late 18th century and early 19th century; how human bodies were perceived as battlefields on which the forces of infection and resistance fought; and finally, how similes taken from literary texts were used to show and explain the strategies infective agents employed to infiltrate and terrorise their unsuspecting victims. This paper focuses on scientific and literary texts which contain two examples of uses of bodies in this ideological war: similes of bodies as peculiar territories under external threat, and bodies as sources of contagion, smuggled across the borders of actual territories.
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In: Nineteenth century prose, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 238-243
ISSN: 1052-0406
In: Journal of European Studies, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 283-298
ISSN: 1740-2379
In: IWK: internationale wissenschaftliche Korrespondenz zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung, Band 41, Heft 3, S. 420
ISSN: 0046-8428
Broadside describing a proposed newspaper publication in Norwich, Vermont, dated 30 January 1846. ; THE POLITICAL AND MILITARY REFORMER Devoted to the support of truly Republican Principles- of a well disciplined Militia -of an American System of Education, and of sound Literature and Science. The Public is respectfully informed that it is proposed to publish a paper at Norwich, State of Vermont, under the above name, to be conducted by an association of gentlemen, on the following general plan, tovvit; 1st. THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT. This Department will be devoted to advocating and sustaining all such measures as in their practical operations will promote the interest and welfare of the great body of the people-and oppose all those of a contrary character. It , will be open for the free and decorous discussion of all subjects involving the interest of the people, and the welfare of our republican institutions. 2nd. THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT. This Department will be under the control of Capt. ALDEN PARTRIDGE, and will be devoted to sustaining a well organized, and well disciplined militia, as the Constitutional defence of the country, and to the general dissemination of correct military information amongst the great body of the people. It will also contain original dissertations on all the branches pf Military Science and practical.military duty-whether in garrison, camp or active service, illustrated by descriptions of the most celebrated battles, sieges and other military operations, both of ancient and modern times* It will, in fine, embrace all the information necessary to enable officers, non-commissioned officers and privates, to dia-eharge their respective duties correctly in time of war as well as in time of peace. 3d. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Will be devoted to the general dissemination of useful knowledge, and to the advocating of such systems of Education as are most practically useful, and at the same time, most in accordance with the civil and political institutions of the country. 4th. IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND SCIENCE, Selections will be made from the most approved authors, whilst a due proportion of original articles will alsa appear. The latest foreign news will also find a place in the Reformer. The great object will be to make the proposed paper useful and interesting to the great body of our citizens, with-out distinction of party names. The paper will be published weekly, and handsomely printed on good paper, super-royal size, at the moderate price of One Dollar and twenty-five cents IN ADVANCE-or One Dollar and fifty cents at the expiration of six months ; and One Dollar seventy-five cents at the end of the year. Should there be sufficient encouragement, the first number will be issued the latter part of April next-or the early part of May. All who have been educated at Norwich or Middletown, or at any other similar Institutions, and all officers of the .volunteers and militia, are requested to act as agents in procuring subscribers. NOTE.-All agents are requested to make a return of a list of their subscribers to Capt. A. PARTRIDGE.,, at Nor-wich, Vermont, by the2Oth of April. January 30, 1846.
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In: DDR- Studien / East German Studies
East German science fiction enabled its authors to create a subversive space in another time and place. One of the country's most popular genres, it outlined futures that often went beyond the party's official version. Many utopian stories provided a corrective vision, intended to preserve and improve upon East German communism. This study is an introduction to East German science fiction. The book begins with a chapter on German science fiction before 1949. It then spans the entire existence of the country (1949-1990) and outlines key topics essential to understanding the genre: popular literature, socialist realism, censorship, fandom, and international science fiction. An in-depth discussion addresses notions of high and low literature, elements of the fantastic and utopia as critical narrative strategies, ideology and realism in East German literature, gender, and the relation between literature and science. Through a close textual analysis of three science fiction novels, the author expands East German literary history to include science fiction as a valuable source for developing a multi-faceted understanding of the country's short history. Finally, an epilogue notes new titles and developments since the fall of the Berlin Wall.