Time Real & Imagined: Shared Themes in Biology, Literature & Film

Location

Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094

Presentation Type

Presentation

Start Date

19-9-2014 11:00 AM

Description

Time is crucial in the biological world for the scientific method and for ultimate research conclusions; time as an element in narrative is equally crucial in the writer’s hands as well as for us as critics when we assess literary merit. In this informal presentation, which will focus on themes shared in the teaching of narrative in literature and film alongside the teaching of biology. Professors Niedzwiecki and Burgess will share strategies, themes and student responses to the pairing of Biology 101/110 with “Wisdom and Warning: Science and the Art of the Writer.”

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Convocation Credit: Academic Lecture

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Sep 19th, 11:00 AM

Time Real & Imagined: Shared Themes in Biology, Literature & Film

Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094

Time is crucial in the biological world for the scientific method and for ultimate research conclusions; time as an element in narrative is equally crucial in the writer’s hands as well as for us as critics when we assess literary merit. In this informal presentation, which will focus on themes shared in the teaching of narrative in literature and film alongside the teaching of biology. Professors Niedzwiecki and Burgess will share strategies, themes and student responses to the pairing of Biology 101/110 with “Wisdom and Warning: Science and the Art of the Writer.”