Biofictions Race, Genetics and the Contemporary Novel

In this important interdisciplinary study, Josie Gill explores the ways in which the contemporary novel has drawn on and helped shape debates about race and identity in 21st century genetic science. Reading works by leading contemporary writers such as Zadie Smith, Alex Haley, Octavia Butler and Sal...

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Main Author: Gill, Josie (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bloomsbury Academic 2020
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