Seminar 7. Eye of an Ichthyosaur: Tracey Chevalier's "The Remarkable Creatures"
Abschlussbedingungen
Opened: Sonntag, 5. September 2021, 21:24
Due: Freitag, 12. November 2021, 21:24
1. What meaning can the word "remarkable" acquire with regard to Tracey Chevalier's novel? Who are those remarkable creatures from the title?
2. The Ichthyosaur:
- What
was so remarkable about Mary Anning’s discovery?
- How
was it accepted by scientists and by clergy?
- What
questions and anxieties did it kindle in the society?
3. Women in Science: - What
were Mary’s and Elizabeth’s ways to science?
- In
what ways does the novel challenge a scientist’s profile constructed by Darwin
in his autobiography?
- What
kinds of methodological approaches do the characters embody?
4. Male vs Female World:
- In
what way does the novel imply the Separate Spheres concept typical for early
Victorian times?
- What
are the key differences between male and female worlds represented in the
novel? Do we still have some of them around us?
- Can
science be really free from gender and social prejudices?