Theodore Dreiser, Natural Science, and Ecocriticism

Jude Davies (Speaker)

Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

Description

A presentation demonstrating Dreiser's intervention in debates over evolutionary and social science, focused on the 1901 short story "The Shining Slave Makers".
Period24 May 2019
Held atAmerican Literature Association, United States
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Theodore Dreiser, natural science, slave-making, slave-making ants, social Darwinism