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Science in Text and Culture in Latin America

拉丁美洲文本与文化中的科学

基本信息

批准号：
AH/L013029/1
负责人：
Joanna Page
金额：
$ 4.6万
依托单位：
University of Cambridge
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2014 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FL013029%2F1
关键词：
Science Text Culture Latin America

项目摘要

The study of science and technology's interactions with literature and the arts, while an established field in European and North American academic contexts, has not been widely pursued within Latin American studies. This is due in part to the perception that Latin America has not been a hub of scientific production and thus has lacked a receptive aesthetic culture that reacts to news of such innovations, particularly in the frenzied period of scientific and technological breakthroughs during the nineteenth century and beyond. The 'Science in Text and Culture in Latin America' network will seek to rectify this assumption by bringing together a group of scholars to study the diverse ways in which Latin American writers and artists have responded to scientific and technological innovations occurring both locally and globally, from the nineteenth century to the present day. We will respond to research, recently published and in progress, that is starting to reveal a wealth of histories, methodologies and interpretations of the dialogues that existed between these two apparently distinct realms. To enhance this conversation, the network includes contemporary writers, film directors and dramatists from Latin America whose work is informed by advances in science and technology, and who employ science to imagine alternative histories or views of their region. We have planned a number of activities over the course of two years to maximize the potential of the network. Firstly, we will organize four international symposia in Oxford, Buenos Aires, San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Cambridge, each of which will be structured around different historical, cultural and aesthetic questions concerning the relationship between science and the arts. All four encounters will feature conversations between researchers and creative practitioners whose works cross the boundaries between these two realms. We are especially keen to offer travel bursaries to postgraduate and postdoctoral students, to allow them to participate actively in these international encounters. In the first symposium, hosted by the University of Oxford, we will focus on what happens when we cross the boundaries between science and art, both in creative practice and in research, and raise awareness of the value of interdisciplinary approaches. The second symposium, to be held in San Juan, will focus specifically on the phenomenon of science fiction in the region. The third symposium, to be held in Buenos Aires, will explore the historical conversations between science and literature in Latin America, and how these in turn yield theories of what it means to be modern. In the last symposium, at the University of Cambridge, we will ask what light recent theories of creativity and evolution can throw on our understanding of innovation both in science and in creative writing (or other forms of narrative art). Aside from bringing renowned artists from Latin America to the UK, such as the Argentine dramatist Rafael Spregelburd, the two UK-based symposia will develop comparative perspectives by featuring talks by scholars working on European and Anglo-American literature and science. Beyond the international symposia, a number of other activities will also take place within the network period to extend the impact of the project to the general public. These include screenings of Latin American science fiction films in Cambridge and London, and an exhibition of Mexican, Argentine and Brazilian texts and artifacts from the nineteenth century to the present in Oxford's History of Science Museum, as well as a network website, which will be regularly updated. Two edited books and a number of articles will come out of the network, marking its intervention in Latin American and interdisciplinary studies. The network harbours a number of exciting possibilities beyond its two-year period of operation, and will pave the way for applications for a major research grant on this theme.

科学和技术与文学和艺术的相互作用的研究，虽然在欧洲和北美的学术背景下是一个既定的领域，但在拉丁美洲的研究中并没有得到广泛的研究。这在一定程度上是由于人们认为拉丁美洲并不是科学生产的中心，因此缺乏对此类创新新闻作出反应的接受性审美文化，特别是在19世纪及以后科技突破的狂热时期。“拉丁美洲文本和文化中的科学”网络将通过汇集一群学者来研究拉丁美洲作家和艺术家对从19世纪到今天在当地和全球范围内发生的科技创新作出反应的不同方式，来纠正这一假设。我们将回应最近发表和正在进行的研究，这些研究开始揭示这两个明显不同领域之间存在的对话的丰富历史，方法和解释。为了加强这种对话，该网络吸纳了来自拉丁美洲的当代作家、电影导演和剧作家，他们的作品受到科学技术进步的影响，并利用科学来想象他们所在地区的不同历史或观点。我们在两年的时间里计划了一些活动，以最大限度地发挥网络的潜力。首先，我们将在牛津、布宜诺斯艾利斯、圣胡安（波多黎各）和剑桥组织四个国际研讨会，每个研讨会都将围绕不同的历史、文化和美学问题，探讨科学与艺术之间的关系。这四次会面都将以研究人员和创造性从业者之间的对话为特色，他们的作品跨越了这两个领域的界限。我们特别热衷于为研究生和博士后学生提供旅行奖学金，让他们积极参与这些国际交流。在由牛津大学主办的第一次研讨会上，我们将集中讨论当我们在创造性实践和研究中跨越科学与艺术之间的界限时会发生什么，并提高对跨学科方法价值的认识。第二届研讨会将在圣胡安举行，将特别关注该地区的科幻小说现象。第三届研讨会将在布宜诺斯艾利斯举行，将探讨拉丁美洲科学与文学之间的历史对话，以及这些对话如何反过来产生关于现代意义的理论。在剑桥大学举行的最后一次研讨会上，我们将询问最近的创造力和进化理论对我们理解科学和创意写作（或其他形式的叙事艺术）中的创新有什么启示。除了将拉丁美洲的著名艺术家（如阿根廷剧作家拉斐尔•斯普雷格尔伯德（Rafael Spregelburd））带到英国之外，这两场以英国为基地的研讨会还将通过邀请研究欧洲和英美文学与科学的学者进行演讲，来发展比较视角。除了国际专题讨论会之外，还将在网络期间举行一些其他活动，以扩大项目对公众的影响。这些活动包括在剑桥和伦敦放映拉丁美洲的科幻电影，在牛津科学史博物馆展出墨西哥、阿根廷和巴西从19世纪至今的文献和手工艺品，以及一个定期更新的网络网站。该网络将出版两本编辑过的书籍和一些文章，标志着它对拉丁美洲和跨学科研究的介入。该网络在其两年的运作期内拥有许多令人兴奋的可能性，并将为申请这一主题的主要研究补助金铺平道路。