Announcing a New Special Issue of the Journal of Literature and Science
We are pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Journal of Literature and Science, Fictions of Genetic Privacy, co-edited by Jay Clayton and Claire Sisco King. It features nine articles exploring how literature, film, and TV shape public attitudes toward genetics, written by members of Vanderbilt University’s CEER program on Genetic Privacy and Identity in Community Settings. There are articles on the representation of genetics in 250 films produced since 1912; on clones, chimeras, and gene editing in popular movies and TV shows; and on the treatment of genetics in 5,200 TV medical dramas. The introductory article argues that multidisciplinary projects focused on ELSI can change the paradigm for collaborations among the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
- Clayton, J., & King, C. S. (2021-22). Introduction: Problem-based collaboration. Journal of Literature and Science, 14(1-2), i-vii.
- Gibbons, E., Stovall, I., & Clayton, J. (2021-22). Genetics in film and TV, 1912-2020. Journal of Literature and Science, 14(1-2), 1–22.
- Porter, C. D. (2021-22). Germans and genes on screen: Marvel’s X-Men films. Journal of Literature and Science, 14(1-2), 23–38.
- Furman, L., & Clayton, J. (2021-22). Genetics in television medical dramas. Journal of Literature and Science, 14(1-2), 39-56.
- Hamann-Rose, P. (2021-22). What we talk about when we talk about cloning: A literature and bioethics perspective on genetic privacy, consent and the family. Journal of Literature and Science, 14(1-2), 57-77.
- Taylor, T., & King, C. S. (2021-22). Monstrous proletariat: The racial chimera in District 9 and Sorry to Bother You. Journal of Literature and Science, 14(1-2), 78-93.
- Feldman, Z. B., & Clayton, J. (2021-22). Genetics and ethics in the I am Legend corpus. Journal of Literature and Science, 14(1-2), 94-107
- Oliver, K. H., Higgs, S., & Clayton, J. (2021-22). The end of genetic privacy in the Blade Runner canon. Journal of Literature and Science, 14(1-2), 108-124.
- Casey, M., & Clayton, J. (2021-22). Queer kinship: Privacy concerns in Orphan Black. Journal of Literature and Science, 14(1-2), 125-139.
