What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club: Bioethics and Philosophy in Orphan Black

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Synopsis
What is the real-world history and science of human cloning, and does Orphan Black get it right? Can you "own" a person-even a cloned one? How can Sarah Manning be straight, Cosima gay, and Tony trans? Cult hit sci-fi show Orphan Black doesn't just entertain-it also raises fascinating questions about human cloning, its ethics, and its impact on personal identity.In What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club: Bioethics and Philosophy in Orphan Black, prominent bioethicist Gregory E. Pence violates Clone Club's first rule to take us deeper into the show and its connections to the real world, including:Widespread myths about human clones (and Orphan Black's rejection of them)Our ugly history of eugenicsThe ethics of human experimentation, by way of Projects Castor and LedaWhat we can learn about clones and identity from twin studies and tensions among Orphan Black's clone "sisters"Kendall Malone and other genetic anomaliesThe brave new world of genetic enhancement and clonal dynasties, and how Helena and Kira Manning fit inIn the process, What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club reveals why Orphan Black is some of today's most engaging and thought-provoking television.
Copyright:
2016

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
256 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781942952350
Related ISBNs:
9781942952343
Publisher:
BenBella Books, Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Gregory E. Pence
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy
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Bookshare Staff
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