Life, Re-Scaled: The Biological Imagination in Twenty-First-Century Literature a

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This edited volume explores new engagements with the life sciences in contemporary fiction, poetry, comics and performance. The gathered case studies investigate how recent creative work reframes the human within microscopic or macroscopic scales, from cellular biology to systems ecology, and engages with the ethical, philosophical, and political issues raised by the twenty-first century's shifting views of life. The collection thus examines literature and performance as spaces that shape our contemporary biological imagination.Comprised of thirteen chapters by an international group of academics, Life, Re-Scaled: The Biological Imagination in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Performance engages with four main areas of biological study: 'Invisible scales: cells, microbes and mycelium', 'Neuro-medical imaging and diagnosis', 'Pandemic imaginaries', and 'Ecological scales'. The authors examine these concepts in emerging forms such as plant theatre, climate change art, ecofiction and pandemic fiction, including the work of Jeff Vandermeer, Jon McGregor, Jeff Lemire, and Extinction Rebellion's Red Rebel Brigade performances.This valuable resource moves beyond the biological paradigms that were central to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, to outline the specificity of a contemporary imagination. Life, Re-Scaled is crucial reading for academics, scholars, and authors alike, as it proposes an unprecedented overview of the relationship between literature, performance and the life sciences in the twenty-first century.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Details ISBN1800647492 Short Title Life, Re-Scaled Pages 420 Publisher Open Book Publishers Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1800647492 ISBN-13 9781800647497 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-09-23 Subtitle The Biological Imagination in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Performance UK Release Date 2022-09-23 Author Pierre-Louis Patoine Imprint Open Book Publishers Edited by Pierre-Louis Patoine Audience General We've got this

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