'A machine for recreating life' : an introduction to reproduction on film
Olszynko-Gryn, Jesse and Ellis, Patrick (2017) 'A machine for recreating life' : an introduction to reproduction on film. British Journal for the History of Science, 50 (3). pp. 383-409. ISSN 0007-0874 (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007087417000632)
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Abstract
Reproduction is one of the most persistently generative themes in the history of science and cinema. Cabbage fairies, clones and monstrous creations have fascinated filmmakers and audiences for more than a century. Today we have grown accustomed not only to the once controversial portrayals of sperm, eggs and embryos in biology and medicine, but also to the artificial wombs and dystopian futures of science fiction and fantasy. Yet, while scholars have examined key films and genres, especially in response to the recent cycle of Hollywood ‘mom coms’, the analytic potential of reproduction on film as a larger theme remains largely untapped. This introduction to a special issue aims to consolidate a disparate literature by exploring diverse strands of film studies that are rarely considered in the same frame. It traces the contours of a little-studied history, pauses to consider in greater detail a few particularly instructive examples, and underscores some promising lines of inquiry. Along the way, it introduces the six original articles that constitute Reproduction on Film.
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Item type: Article ID code: 66723 Dates: DateEvent30 September 2017Published17 September 2017Published Online5 July 2017AcceptedSubjects: History General and Old World Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Humanities > History Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 24 Jan 2019 12:56 Last modified: 05 Sep 2024 00:58 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/66723