Mentor/s
Professor Cara Kilgallen
Participation Type
Paper Talk
Abstract
This paper will provide an original perspective on the multifaceted debate about eugenics in modern global society through an in-depth literary analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark.” The various opinions and perspectives involved with the debate will be further explained in comparison to the short story’s theme and character development. The central argument of this research can be found in the fixation of the short story’s main character on the correction of disability in the seemingly isolated world in which he lives. The research in this paper will be additionally drawn from scholarly articles, including the work of Elizabeth R. Napier and Rosemarie Garland- Thomson, and disability literature, including Temple Grandin’s autobiography. The ideas that this research will lay out and support can be read as a lens through which to view the arguments existing both in this paper and in society at large.
College and Major available
English
Location
Panel B: Academic Building HC 111
Start Day/Time
4-20-2018 11:00 AM
End Day/Time
4-20-2018 12:15 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Most Meaningful
Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” as an Introduction to the Modern Debate of Eugenics and their Societal Implications
Panel B: Academic Building HC 111
This paper will provide an original perspective on the multifaceted debate about eugenics in modern global society through an in-depth literary analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark.” The various opinions and perspectives involved with the debate will be further explained in comparison to the short story’s theme and character development. The central argument of this research can be found in the fixation of the short story’s main character on the correction of disability in the seemingly isolated world in which he lives. The research in this paper will be additionally drawn from scholarly articles, including the work of Elizabeth R. Napier and Rosemarie Garland- Thomson, and disability literature, including Temple Grandin’s autobiography. The ideas that this research will lay out and support can be read as a lens through which to view the arguments existing both in this paper and in society at large.
Students' Information
Paper prepared for ENG 239, Reading & Writing Disability, Dr. Kilgallen, December 13, 2017.
Honorable mention in the 2018 Academic Festival award category Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration.
Honorable mention in the 2018 Academic Festival award category Most Scholarly Impact or Potential.