Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science

Haraway's discussions of how scientists have perceived the sexual nature of female primates opens a new chapter in feminist theory, raising unsettling questions about models of the family and of heterosexuality in primate research.

. of California, Santa Cruz) claims there is a Western white male bias in theories of human evolution and culture and discusses the problems facing female scientists in this field. However, the dense prose and polemics of this book restrict its audience to scholars equipped to debate her views. Shirley Strum, in Almost Human: A Journey into the World of Baboons ( LJ 10/15/87), described the resistance she met when her observations of baboons undermined theories of male social dominance. Haraway probes deeper into the origins of a male bias in primatology and provides interesing sketches of this science's founding fathers and recent women scientists. Lib., Richmond, Va.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal In this book, Haraway (biology, Univ. For academic libraries.- Beth Clewis, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Coll

"A Great Historiography with Context of Primatology" according to RDD. In "Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science", Donna Haraway examines the literature of primatology in the twentieth century. In the course of her work, she draws extensively on Bruno Latour’s projected methods for studying science in action. Haraway writes “about primates because they are popular, important, marvelously varied, and controversial. And all members of the Primate Order – monkeys, apes, and people – a. I place some blame on the author for poor writing. But Haraway's writing is brilliant Usually when I have trouble getting through a book, I place some blame on the author for poor writing. But Haraway's writing is brilliant, just so theoretically dense that if I really want to understand, it takes me an hour to read 12-15 pages. This is an incredible work of scholarship, will change the way you think about humanity's relationship with the world.. Shawn Thompson aka the intimate ape said brilliant. A brilliant examination of the thought underlying the understanding of primates in Western culture with a rewarding surprise on every page.