
Evolution and the Public (1859-2009)
The discussion of a scientific
idea
and its ramifications since Charles Darwin
Conference programme
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Conference programme
Day 1: 03.09.09 ![]() |
Conference programme
Day 2: 04.09.09 ![]() |
Conference programme, day 3
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Section A (Room AE-A 103)
The Debate on Evolution in the Age
of the Human Genome
Chair: Marianne Klemun, Vienna
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09:30am – 10:15am |
Reflections on the Role of Utopias and
their Public Understanding in the History of Human
Genetics
Heike Petermann, Münster |
10:15am – 11:00am |
The Aesthetics of Eugenicist Thinking in
19th and 20th Century American Literature and
Film
Mita Banerjee, Siegen |
Section B (Room AE-A 102)
The Debate on Evolution in the Age
of the Human Genome
Chair: Daniela Fleiß, Siegen
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09:30am – 10:15am |
Darwin, Zoos and the Natural Understanding
of the Bourgeois Modernity
Utz Anhalt, Hanover |
10:15am – 11:00am |
Reconstructions of Hominids in Natural
History Museums
Oliver Hochadel, Barcelona |
11:00am – 11:15am | Coffee Break |
Section A (Room AE-A 103)
The Debate on Evolution in the Age
of the Human Genome
Chair: Marianne Klemun, Vienna
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11:15am – 12:00pm |
"A Dream come true?": Creating the Ideal
Human Being in Science Fiction Literature and Film
(1945-2009)
Angela Schwarz, Siegen |
Section B (Room AE-A 102)
The Debate on Evolution in the Age
of the Human Genome
Chair: Daniela Fleiß, Siegen
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11:15am – 12:00pm |
Darwin's Jim Knopf: How Jemmy Button became
a Star of German Children's Book
Literature
Julia Voss, Frankfurt/Main |
12:00pm – 01:00pm | Lunch Break |
Section A (Room AE-A 103)
The Debate on Evolution in the Age
of the Human Genome
Chair: Donna J. Drucker,
Indianapolis, IN
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01:00pm – 01:45pm |
The Meme Meme. Remarks on the
Popularization of Meme theory (1976-2005)
Sibylle Marti, Zürich |
01:45pm – 02:30pm |
Human Evolution in the Genomic Age: A Case
of Genetic History and its
Commercialization
Marianne Sommer, Zürich |
Section B (Room AE-A 102)
Evolution of the Public and the
Future of the Debate
Chair: Peter Kjærgaard,
Cambridge
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01:00pm – 01:45pm |
Controversies on Evolution in the Italian
Daily Press (1995-2009)
Lorenzo Beltrame, Trient |
01:45pm – 02:30pm |
Media Coverage on Evolution. A Case Study
of a German Nationwide Newspaper
Hendrik Bullens, Breitenbrunn |
02:30pm – 02:45pm | Coffee Break |
Plenary (Room AE-A 102/103)
Evolution of the Public and the
Future of the Debate
Chair: Angela Schwarz, Siegen
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02:45pm – 03:30pm |
The Future of Evolution and the Evolution
of the Future
Franz Wuketits, Vienna |
03:30pm – 04:00pm |
Concluding Discussion
Chair: Angela Schwarz, Siegen |