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Date: | Thu, 18 Nov 1993 22:26:14 -0600 |
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Don Ulin writes:
>I don't want to flood everyone's mail with answers to a question
>that only I am interested in, but I would like any
>suggestions that anyone may have.
I can recall several threads that did not interest me in the slightest
clogging my mailbox in the recent past. It just goes with the territory.
Personally, I find this question rather interesting.
>THE QUESTION: I'm trying to add some film to a course I've taught
>before on the language and community of science. What I'm looking
>for is examples of stereotypes of scientists: the scientist as hero;
>the mad, dangerous scientist; the helpless scientist; seekers after
>power; scientist as adventurer. I'm especially interested in
>examples of the scientist as foolish, childish, and/or in a world
>of (inevitably) his own.
The best example of this last stereotype would have to
be Jerry Lewis's _The Nutty Professor_
While I'm not a huge admirer of Lewis in general, this is a great film.
You might also consider Sinclair Lewis's (no relation) novel
_Arrowsmith_ as an example of the "scientist as hero." John
Ford made a film version in the early 1930s, but I don't
think it's a very good adaptation. It shows up on AMC every
now and then.
Doug Riblet
University of Wisconsin--Madison
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