This interdisciplinary graduate seminar provides an introduction to central texts, theories, and. The cultural production of ignorance in the eighteenthcentury atlantic w orld londa schiebinger this is the history not of a great man or a great woman, but a great plant, one of the forgotten glories that deeply affected human lives for untold centuries, until about two hundred years ago. Gender and the making of modern science r anne faustosterling, gender, race, and nation. From 20042010, schiebinger served as the director of stanford s clayman institute for gender research. Encounters between europeans and other peoples in the early modern era. The writings of boston psychiatrist edward southard prove this point particularly well. His study also prompts scholars to consider how attention to the body has been shaped by race and empire. Michelle murphy seizing the means of reproduction selection pdf alondra nelson the peoples free medical clinics, from body and soul pdf field trip. Gender in the making of modern science 1993 and thomas laqueur, making sex v. Historian londa schiebinger offers one explanation. Londa schiebinger taxonomy for human beings a divides into a belonging to d pigs, c, fabulous, g stray dogs, h.
From 20042010, schiebinger served as the director of stanfords clayman institute for gender research. The gendered body is produced through a complete set of sociomedical practices in order to regulate the human variation on gender expressions. Below are my notes from another of unls office of graduate studies workshops, this time on the subject of creating an effective teaching statement and a teaching portfolio. Women in the origins of modern science cambridge, ma. Londa l schiebinger 20 rutgers university press read book.
Autobiography, gender, and genre this book has been published w ith the support of the socrates eras mus program for thematic ne t work projects through gra nt 227942 cp 1 2006 1 it. Poetiken des botanischen, special bilingual issue of literatur fur leser, ed. Abstracts t his issue focuses on questions concerning the human body. I call these judgments nominal oriented to essence, cardinal oriented to quantities, and ordinal oriented to relative positions. Modify, remix, and reuse just remember to cite ocw as the source. All readings not listed above will appear in due course as pdf files under. Much has been written about discrimination against women in science, including assertions that brain size and temperament precluded their ability to study and succeed. Gender in the making of modern science 2004 new brunswick, n. Londa schiebinger, why mammals are called mammals, in natures body.
What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item. The mythical figure philosophiasapientia, the personification of wisdom, suckled philosophers at her breast and by this way they absorbed wisdom and. Additional readings will be provided in pdf form in webcourses. Feminism and the body londa l schiebinger download. Cochair for sex and gender in public health, stanford center for population health research, 2015. Moreover, i reserve the right to improvise and adjust. Wollheim, 3199 natural history of religion, 205229 of miracles. She convened the majority of the contributors to our monographs. Gender in the making of modern science by londa schiebinger. May 22, 2009 londa schiebinger, natures body east brunswick, nj. Michelle tiedje history, dh curiosity, and experiences. Hinds professor of history of science, department of history.
Gender in the making of modern science new brunswick. Skepticism, deism and materialism gay, the enlightenment, 2. Most social orders throughout history are organized around the intersection of these different types. Mild traumatic brain injuryconcussion and female sexuality. Science and the colonial enterprise, special issue of osiris 15. In this essay, i reflect on how the linkage of religion, race, and empire has shaped the imperial.
Elizabeth jameson led the workshop, which took place on february 18th at the center for great plains studies. Faults and frontiers of better breeding in america, 2005. Below are some of my notes from a workshop on the subject of preparing for the academic job market. The american congress of rehabilitation medicine acrm in 2010 called for more head injury research on gender disparities to bridge the gender gap for the shortand longterm effects of tbi, including sexual and reproductive outcomes. Gender in the making of modern science how sexual roles influenced development of modern science from botany to linneaus taxonomy, study of apes, to 18th c. Identify and delineate theoretical terms, concepts, and philosophies related to sport gender and embodiment, sex and gender distinctions, gender and sport as social construction, and. Merry wiesner, women and gender in early modern europe cambridge, england. Gender and the making of modern science, and please pick one other essay of your choice anne faustosterling, gender, race, and nation. She concentrates on 17th and 18thcentury european developments in taxonomy and physical anthropology to show how the european male became the. The effect of cannabis compared with alcohol on driving. Schiebinger is brilliant in showing how tales of gender and race are told in other guises.
Identify and delineate theoretical terms, concepts, and philosophies related to sport gender and embodiment, sex and gender distinctions, gender and sport as social construction, and problems with sex and gender distinctions in sport. Twentieth century visions of reproductive technologies 1994 are three early examples of this work. Queens college, accessions list, march 2017 add sy 8m joo joostgaugier, christiane l. Race, democracy, and citizenship the tarrytown meetings. The expansive mood of the enlightenmentthe feeling that all men are by nature equalgave middle and lowerclass men, women, jews, africans, and west indians living in europe reason to believe that they, too, might begin to share the privileges. Gender in the making of modern science rutgers university press, 1993. This is the second formal workshop ive attended on preparing for the academic job market, but i learn something new each time. Pdf londa schiebinger the anatomy of difference, from natures body pdf listen. Course participation requirements in order to effectively participate in this webbased course, each student must have the following. The rise of the nacirema and the descent of european man. Londa schiebinger 11 followers londa schiebinger is professor of history of science at stanford university and the author of the mind has no sex. Course readings also include articles accessed from online databases andor included in a coursepack.
Race and the science of masculinity, 18301934 university of. We can think of three basic principles of classificatory judgment for comparing things and people. Gender in the making of modern science, rutgers university press, 1993. Harvard university press, 1989, and her nature s body. Racial theory and historiography of modern science. Mammals cloning to preserve the endangered giant panda among animals, mammals account for more than 15,000 species of vertebrate animals that have the ability to selfregulate their body temperature, have hair, and, in the females, produce milk. Elas tendem a ser pensadoras holisticas e integrativas, mais pacientes, persis tentes e atentas a detalhes p. Body and gender from the greeks to freudnatures body is so wonderfully humorous and is done with such careful attention to detail, the reader cannot help but see the profound implications of the history of. All readings not listed above will appear in due course as pdf files under course materials on blackboard. Queens college, accessions list, march 2017 add sy 8m joo. Pdf reframing care practices on transgender health.
Autobiography, gender, and genre this book has been published w ith the support of the socrates eras mus program for thematic ne t work projects through gra nt 227942 cp 1 2006. Massachusetts society for mental hygiene publication n. Londa schiebinger, natures body east brunswick, nj. Southard, the major divisions of mental hygiene, public, social, individual boston. Article pdf available in signs journal of women in culture and society 211. There is a green thread from this colonisation of morethanhuman vegetal life, its conversion.
Victorian philosophical antirationalism the antipractical and antiutilitarian philosophy of newman, pater, and arnold the victorian era in england gave birth to jeremy benthams utilitarian philosophy of social governance, to the scientific philosophy of darwinism, and to the. Historian londa schiebinger suggests that botanical gardens were set up as experimental stations for agriculture and way stations for plant acclimatization for domestic and global trade. A teaching portfolio a coherent set of materials including work samples and reflective commentary on them compiled by a faculty member or graduate. History of women in science prize, history of science society, 1994, for why. Scientific racism and the emergence of the homosexual body in the journal of the history of sexuality 5, no. Buck essay prize, psu, 1990, for the anatomy of difference. The comparative anatomy of hottentot women in europe, 18151817 r. In an angry letter to a colleague sent in 1831, when he was a zoolog. I call these judgments nominal oriented to essence, cardinal oriented to quantities, and ordin. In this binary model, there are only two sexes and. Gender in the making of modern science londa schiebinger free download as pdf file. Readings race and science anthropology mit opencourseware. Psychiatric social work presented in one hundred case histories, together with a. Agnotology and exotic abortifacients princeton university.