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Master Mechanics and Wicked Wizards: Images of the American Scientist as Hero and Villain from Colonial Times to the Present
Glen Scott Allen
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Paperback. Offers an examination of how scientists have been portrayed in American culture. This work examines the stereotypes assigned to scientists for what they tell us about America's pride in its technological achievements as well as our prejudices about certain 'suspect' kinds of scientific investigation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
This work offers a wide-ranging examination of how scientists have been portrayed in American culture. From the earliest depictions of Benjamin Franklin and his kite experiment to twenty-first-century renderings of mad scientists, representations of American scientists in the popular media reveal much about our cultural hopes and fears. In an entertaining and insightful survey of popular media over three hundred years of American history - religious tracts, political cartoons, literature, theater, advertising, art, comic books, radio, music, television, and film - Glen Scott Allen examines the stereotypes assigned to scientists for what they tell us about America's pride in its ... Read more
This work offers a wide-ranging examination of how scientists have been portrayed in American culture. From the earliest depictions of Benjamin Franklin and his kite experiment to twenty-first-century renderings of mad scientists, representations of American scientists in the popular media reveal much about our cultural hopes and fears. In an entertaining and insightful survey of popular media over three hundred years of American history - religious tracts, political cartoons, literature, theater, advertising, art, comic books, radio, music, television, and film - Glen Scott Allen examines the stereotypes assigned to scientists for what they tell us about America's pride in its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558497030
SKU
V9781558497030
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Ref
99-15
About Glen Scott Allen
GLEN SCOTT ALLEN co-developed and directed the Cultural Studies Program at Towson University.
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