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Clark, Constance A.

 
9780801888250: God--or Gorilla: Images of Evolution in the Jazz Age
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ISBN 10 : 0801888255 ISBN 13 : 9780801888250
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008

Synopsis

As scholars debate the most appropriate way to teach evolutionary theory, Constance Areson Clark provides an intriguing reflection on similar debates in the not-too-distant past. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, God--or Gorilla explores the efforts of biologists to explain evolution to a confused and conflicted public during the 1920s.

Focusing on the use of images and popularization, Clark shows how scientists and anti-evolutionists deployed schematics, cartoons, photographs, sculptures, and paintings to win the battle for public acceptance. She uses representative illustrations and popular media accounts of the struggle to reveal how concepts of evolutionary theory changed as they were presented to, and absorbed into, popular culture.

Engagingly written and deftly argued, God--or Gorilla offers original insights into the role of images in communicating--and miscommunicating--scientific ideas to the lay public.

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À propos de l'auteur

Constance Areson Clark is an associate professor of history at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801888255
ISBN 13 
9780801888250
Reliure
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Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
312
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