Playing God: exploring the interactions among the biosciences, religion and entertainment media

Dr Kirby's research explores the ways in which entertainment media function as vehicles for science communication by analysing the complex interactions between production, dissemination and reception. It is the first in-depth historical study of the interactions among the biosciences, religion and entertainment media. On top of this, it uncovers how entertainment professionals convert the biosciences into cultural products and how religious communities negotiate these texts.