Imagining Science: Art, Science, and Social Change
- ISBN-10
- 0888645082
- ISBN-13
- 9780888645081
- Category
- Medical / Biotechnology
- Pages
- 105
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-11-06
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Authors
- Timothy Caulfield, Sean Caulfield
Description
FRONT FLAP: Imagining Science brings together internationally recognized artists, scientists, and social commentators to feature a body of original artwork and writing which explores the complex legal, ethical, social, and aesthetic concerns about advances in biotechnology, such as stem cell research, cloning, and genetic testing. Many important questions and themes emerge from this exchange, highlighting the linkages between science and art. This collaboration also stresses the vital role art can play in mapping advancements in science as they challenge our ethical boundaries. BACK FLAP: Sean Caulfield is an award-winning printmaker. He is a Canada Research Chair and professor of Printmaking in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta. He has participated in a wide range of national and international exhibitions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and Japan. Timothy Caulfield, FRSC, is the Research Director of the Health Law Institute, professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, and a Senior Health Scholar with the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. He is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy and an active researcher on the social issues associated with biotechnology. BACK COVER: The ability of art to illustrate the invisible, to demonstrate the unforeseen and to juxtapose the incompatible may help us understand these broader biological realities and keep us from rejecting useful innovations because of our own provincial ignorance. Hank Greely Essayists Timothy Caulfield Lori Andrews & Joan Abrahamson Conrad Brunk Cynthia B. Cohen Francis S. Collins Edna Einsiedel Jim Evans David Garneau Gail Geller Hank Greely Jonathan Locke Hart Anna R. Hayden & Michael R. Hayden Jay Ingram Bartha Maria Knoppers Trudo Lemmens Lianne McTavish Eric E. Meslin Peter W. B. Phillips Jai Shah Stephen Strauss Michele Veeman Gregor Wolbring Artists Jason Phillip Knight & Fiona Annis Adam Zaretsky Royden Mills & Sean Caulfield Christine Davis Lyndal Osborne Christine Borland Eduardo Kac Liz Ingram & Bernd Hildebrandt Catherine Richards Shawn Bailey & Jennifer Willet
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