Article ID: CBB001023349

Gender, Mad Scientists and Nanotechnology (2008)

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Jackson, J. Kasi (Author)


Spontaneous Generations
Volume: 2
Pages: 45--55


Publication Date: 2008
Edition Details: Part of a special issue, “Frankenstein in Lilliput: Science at the Nanoscale”
Language: English

What does feminism have to do with nanotechnology? And how do mad scientists demonstrate the connections between the two? To explore this, I examine a case study of mad scientists in film, discussing first why mad scientist images arise and why nanotechnology, or the manipulation of matter on the atomic and molecular scales, may be particularly vulnerable to this kind of representation. National funding agencies are calling for the integration of ethics and societal implications into nanoscience and technology research and the training of future scientists and engineers. This emphasis offers a powerful way to break down stereotypes about science and engineering that discourage the participation of some groups.

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Description A study of mad scientists in film.


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Authors & Contributors
Logan Brown
Melanie Bell
Martin, Paula J.
Kasperski, Tatiana
Wilder, Kelley
Wosk, Julie
Concepts
Women in science
Science and gender
Technology and film
Motion pictures; cinema; movies
Science and film
Technology and gender
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
20th century, late
19th century
18th century
Places
United States
France
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Soviet Union
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