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Birth
Donna Haraway was born on September 6th, 1944. Inspired by her fathers sports writing growing up, she herself became a writer, among many other things. After majoring in Zoology, with minors in philosophy and English, she continued her education and attained a Doctorates degree in biology at Yale in 1972. -
The Cyborg Manifesto
Donna Haraway published an exceptional essay in 1984 called The Cyborg Manifesto, which evidently was one of her most well known pieces of work. This was an examination/ judgment on traditional feminism. Feminism can be defined as the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of equality of the sexes. In summary this essay splits up human and animals, and humans and machines. -
Cont. The Cyborg Manifesto
So with her abstract thinking she was able to compile a theory, also known as the “cyborg theory,” to better explain the connections with humans and machines through grammar and political language. Correlating the patterns of relationships between the different levels of our society and stating all the deficiencies amongst the western culture. -
Cont.. The Cyborg Manifesto
The author takes into consideration on how technology, aka cyborgs, don’t have the judgment, the mindset, nor the capability, to have inequality. In a world that isn’t filled with sexist, racist, religion, gender, etc, we will strive, because that is when we will all truly be equal. But the author never says it’s the only way. -
Primate Visions
Another big work of Donna Haraway is her essay titled Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the world of Modern Science, published in 1989. In this essay, Haraway goes on t say the Primatology she be and Order. Primatology is the branch of zoology that deals with primates. What is said is that this work has three primary objectives. -
Cont. Primate Visions
One, to teach the reader the history of the field Primatology. Two, discussion of the matters at hand in the world of natural science. Lastly, inquires heavily on the field itself in terms of its gendered and western oriented discourse, but also by examining the role (participation) of women and minorities in it. -
Summary
Proceeded to be awarded the J.D. Bernal Award due to her contributions and publishing “A Manifesto for Cyborgs: Science, Technology, and Socialist Feminism in the 1980s.” In conclusion, you can find Donna Haraway at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Fulfilling her dreams as an American Professor emerita, in the History of Consciousness Department and Feminist Studies Department. -
Citations
“Donna Haraway.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Dec. 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Haraway. Anonymous "A Cyborg Manifesto Background". GradeSaver, 23 September 2019 Web. 4 January 2020. M. Lynn Byrd. Review of Haraway, Donna J., Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science. H-Ideas, H-Net Reviews. May, 2001. -