Ghost Stories for Darwin : The Science of Variation and the Politics of Diversity.
by
 
Subramaniam, Banu.

Title
Ghost Stories for Darwin : The Science of Variation and the Politics of Diversity.

Author
Subramaniam, Banu.

ISBN
9780252096594

Personal Author
Subramaniam, Banu.

Physical Description
1 online resource (297 pages)

Contents
Title Page -- Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface. The Red Queen Runneth: On Interdisciplinarity -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Interdisciplinary Hauntings: The Ghostly World of Naturecultures -- Part I. Genealogies of Variation: The Case of Morning Glory Flowers -- 1. Thigmatropic Tales: On the Politics and Social Lives of Morning Glories -- 2. A Genealogy of Variation: The Enduring Debate on Human Differences -- 3. Singing the Morning Glory Blues: A Fictional Science -- Part II. Geographies of Variation: The Case of Invasion Biology -- 4. Alien Nation: A Recent Biography -- 5. My Experiments with Truth: Studying the Biology of Invasions -- 6. Aliens of the World Unite!: A Meditation on Belonging in a Multispecies World -- Part III. Biographies of Variation: The Case of Women in the Sciences -- 7. Through the Prism of Objectivity: Dispersions of Identity, Culture, Science -- 8. Resistance Is Futile! You Will Be Assimilated: Gender and the Making of Scientists -- 9. The Emperor's New Clothes: Revisiting the Question of Women in the Sciences -- Conclusion. New Cartographies of Variation: The Future of Feminist Science Studies -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Abstract
A wide-ranging meditation on differences and diversity in the sciences.

Local Note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term
Women''s studies.

Genre
Electronic books.

Electronic Access
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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book1328917-1001HQ1180 -- .S837 2014 EBEbrary E-Books