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The Birth of Donna Haraway
Donna Jeanne Haraway was born on September 6, 1944 in Denver, Colorado to her father, Frank O. Haraway and her mother, Dorothy Mcguire Haraway. Frank Haraway was a sports writer for "The Denver Post". Dorothy Haraway came from a heavily Irish Catholic backround and died when Donna Haraway was only 16 years old. Haraway had a strong Catholic influence from the nuns that taught her early in life, even though she was not religious. -
"A Cyborg Manifesto" was published.
"A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century" (1985) was an essay written by Donna Haraway and then published in 1985 in the 'Socialist Review'. This work criticizes the traditional notions of feminism, especially those focused on identity politics, and instead encourages coalition through affinity. The cyborg is a figure she uses to urge feminists to move beyond the limitations of traditional gender, feminism, and politics. -
"Situated Knowledges"
"Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective". Feminist Studies', Vol. 14, No. 3 (Autumn, 1988), pp. 575-599. This essay originated as a commentary on Sandra Harding's "he Science Question in Feminism" (1986) and is basically a reply to Harding's idea of 'successor science". Haraway critiques the feminist intervention into masculinized traditions of scientific rhetoric and the concept of objectivity. -
"Primate Visions"
In Haraway's book "Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science" (1989). Routledge: New York, London. Haraway writes about the history of science and biology. She focused on the metaphors and narratives that direct the science of primatology. Haraway compared the difference in masculine characterization, that directed the science of primatology, and the different observations that female primatologist bring to the field. -
Speculative Fabulation
In the video, Haraway discusses how important storytelling is, and mentions Ursula Le Guin as an example of "Speculative Fantasy" (I have read the "Earthsea" series and was excited she cited it).
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'Make Kin Not Population'
"Making Kin not Population: Reconceiving Generations" (2018). Edited by Adele Clarke and Donna Haraway. Haraway created a panel called 'Make Kin not Babies' in 2015 with five other feminist thinkers named: Alondra Nelson, Kim TallBear, Chia-Ling Wu, Michelle Murphy, and Adele Clarke. The panel's focus is on moving human numbers down while paying attention to factors, such as the environment, race, and class. -
Works Cited
Haraway, Donna, "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century" (1985). University of Minnesota Press, 2016. PreQuest Ebook Central.
Haraway, Donna, "Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective". Feminist Studies', Vol. 14, No. 3 (Autumn, 1988), pp. 575-599. -
Works Cited (continued)
Haraway, Donna, "Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science" (1989). Routledge: New York, London.
Haraway, Donna, "Making Kin not Population: Reconceiving Generations" (2018). Edited by Adele Clarke and Donna Haraway. Prickly Paradigm Press, Chicago.