Christopher Lane (1) (1966–)
Author of Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness
For other authors named Christopher Lane, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Christopher Lane is professor of English at Northwestern University and a recent Guggenheim fellow. His is also the author of Shyness, published by Yale University Press.
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Works by Christopher Lane
The Voided Role: On Genet 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Lane, Christopher J.
- Birthdate
- 1966-07-23
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of London
University of Sussex
University of East Anglia - Occupations
- professor
author - Short biography
- Christopher Lane (PhD, University of London) taught medical humanities, Victorian studies, and the history of medicine at Northwestern until early retirement in 2022, and remains a member of the university's Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. A former Guggenheim fellow, awarded the Prescrire Prize for Medical Writing, he specializes in 19th- and 20th-century psychology, psychiatry, and intellectual history. He previously taught at Emory University and has held Northwestern's Pearce Miller Research Professorship.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
USA - Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Map Location
- United Kingdom
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I just couldn't get far into this book - the premise was fascinating (psychiatrists! drug companies! intrigue!) but the language was too dry and the constant footnote and statistic slinging rendered it less accessible than I would have liked. The author also seems to contradict himself a few times in the Introduction (about as far as I made it, although I did read a few pages into each of the chapters). This would have made a great NYT Magazine article, but as a book it lost my interest too show more quickly. show less
NCLA Review -The first great “Age of Doubt” was the Victorian era. This book presents a scholarly look at that time and the ramifications echoing in our present day inability to recognize the value and necessity of doubt. Lane present portraits of many of the scientific, literary and intellectual icons of the 19th Century who grappled with the religious orthodoxy prevalent in England at that time and the growing body of scientific knowledge that cast doubt on those beliefs. Many show more Victorians came to view doubt as inseparable from belief and as a conduit to clarifying their beliefs. Lane explores how today’s extremes of Richard Dawkins’ atheism and the Biblical literalists behind the Creations Museum deny individuals the freedom to embrace doubt. This thought provoking book would be an enlightening read for anyone no matter where on the spectrum from atheism through Biblical literalism they may be. Rating 4 – AL show less
Excellent. An eye-opener about religious doubt in the Victorian Age.
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