Sir Paul Nurse’s geneticist’s tales : case study of a complex family tree narrative

Blažič, Milena (avtor), Iseni, Arburim (avtor)

This study examines the autobiographical narrative of the Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse, to explore the intersection of genetics, identity, and familial secrecy. Employing a structuralist-folkloric framework rooted in Vladimir Propp’s morphology and the Aarne-Thompson-Uther classification, alongside psychoanalytic theories from Carl Jung and Julia Kristeva,the analysis traces Nurse’s journey from perceived familial difference to the revelation of his illegitimacy and concealed maternity. The narrative parallels folktale motifs, such as ATU 926 ("Judgment of Solomon") and ATU 930B ("The Predestined Wife"), while engaging themes of recognition (Aristotle’s anagnorisis), revolt (Kristeva’s self-authorship), and ethical ambiguity (Žižek’s traumatic Real). The findings highlight how personal mythmaking reconciles scientific rationality with archetypal narratives, offering a model for identity reconstruction in empirical paradigms.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: genetics, identity, folktale motifs, anagnorisis, illegitimacy, autobiographical narrative, ATU 926
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: PEF - Pedagoška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: Str. 11-19
• Številčenje: Vol. 14, iss. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-171163
• UDK: 821
• ISSN pri članku: 1857-8187
• COBISS.SI-ID: 245563651

Avtorske pravice

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• Datum objave v RUL: 14.08.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Anglisticum
• Založnik: Association-Institute for English Language and American Studies, Tetovo, North Macedonia
• ISSN: 1857-8187
• COBISS.SI-ID: 114314499

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: avtobiografska pripoved, ATU, genetika, identiteta, motivi iz ljudskih pripovedk, nezakonskost, književnost