Nathan Lewis Bramald

Regression, Renewal, Renaissance: The Enduring Influence of Palaeofiction on the Popular Cultural Conception of Dinosaurs

Nathan is a LADA-funded researcher in the department of English, currently researching the representation of dinosaurs within anglophone literature and their relation to models of scientific communication. His work covers 'palaeofiction' from its inception and into the present day, focusing particularly on the ways in which the fictional tradition of the dinosaur influences our comprehension of dinosaurs as real, scientific objects. His work argues that general perceptions of Anthropocentric concerns, particularly climate change, are affected by the sensationalised image of extinct life in fiction, which hinders our ability to conceptualise the unstable place of humanity in Earth's natural history.