Media Attention and Reviews
Austin,
Michael. "A
trumpet with an uncertain (but compelling) sound."
A review of Jonathan Gottschall, Literature,
Science, and a New Humanities. Evolutionary Psychology 7 (2009).
(Please
read my response to
Shetty,
P. "Novels
help to uphold the social order." New
Scientist Magazine, January
2009.
(this story was also covered
in The Atlantic Monthly and in newspapers
around the world, like The Guardian, The Telegraph, and the Times of
Peterson,
Britt. Darwin to the Rescue. Chronicle
of Higher Education. 1 August 2008,
B7-9.
(NB: This article included
multiple errors and distortions, a few of which are described in letters to the
editor submitted by Brian
Boyd and by Joseph
Carroll and Jonathan Gottschall—the letters were published in the Sept. 5,
2008 edition of The Chronicle)
Fox,
Robin. Demonic Males and Missing
Daughters—A Review of The Rape of Troy.
Evolutionary Psychology 6, 2008.
Barash,
David. Review of The Rape of Troy. American Journal of Human Biology, 3
September 2008. (review runs on pages 5-6)
Hsu,
Jeremy. The
Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn. Scientific
American Mind, 18 September 2008.
Czarnecki,
Mark. The Other Darwin. The Walrus Magazine. September 2008.
Reily,
Michael. An
Alternative Reading of Literature. New Scientist. 10 November
2007.
Whitfield,
John. 2006. Textual Selection. Nature. 439:388-389.
Max,
Daniel. 2005. The Literary Darwinists. New York Times Magazine. November 6, PP.
74-81.
Leonard,
Jennifer. 2006. Shakespeare Meets the Selfish Gene. Q&A in Seed Magazine
(Feb/March 2006, 34-35)
Fromm,
Harold. 2006. Reading with Selection in Mind. Review in Science 311:
612-613 (3 February 2006).
Goldstein,
Rebecca. A
Cross-Cultural Relationship. Review of Literary Animal in Nature 441: 160
(11 May 2006).
Ross,
John, MD. 2006. Review of Literary Animal. The Journal of The American
Medical Association 295 (March 22/29).
Pinker,
Steven. 2007. Toward
a Consilient Study of Literature. A
Review of The Literary Animal. Philosophy and Literature 31:
162-178.
Allemang,
John. Harry Potter, meet Charles Darwin. The Globe and Mail. August 11, 2007.
Podcast
of Interview on Literary Animal on Australian "NPR," Counterpoint with Michael Duffy. (LA interview in final 15 mins of
show)
MacIntyre,
Ben. Last Word. The Times. Jan 7, 2006. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,923-1971881,00.html
Michelson,
David. 2005. The Evolution of Literature: A Review of The Literary
Animal. Skeptic
Magazine. 12 (1):87-90.
Hovarth,
Tim. 2005. By Sextants and Stars: The Propitious Voyage of The
Literary Animal.
Human Nature Daily Review 5: 99-107.
Gillespie,
Nick. 2005. When
Morrissey,
Thomas. Review of The Literary Animal (Preprint). Science Fiction
Research Association Review 277 (2006): 7-8.
Walker,
Matt. 2001. Insult to Injury. New Scientist. June
21. Pp.10-11.
Attention in Non-English Media
Conde, Miguel. "Darwinismo Literario." Page 1, Page 2. El
Globo. December 30, 2006.
Frank,
Lone. Med Darwins
Laesibriller. Weekendavisen November 15, 2007.
Discussion
of The Literary Animal on Swedish "NPR" (open with real player; knowledge of
Swedish required)
A. C. Lindberg. "Darwin blander sig i litteraturen.” Berlingske Tidende 14. November 2005, 2 sektion, magasin, side 2
Matthias
Glaubrecht. "Kampf um Troja." Der Tagesspiegel