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Evelleen Richards (University of Sydney)
Tuesday 23 October 2007, 17:00-18:30
Do females have a choice? Darwin, the breeders and the problem of female choice
- đ¤ Speaker: Evelleen Richards (University of Sydney)
- đ Date & Time: Tuesday 23 October 2007, 17:00 - 18:30
- đ Venue: Seminar Room 1, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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Abstract
Evelleen Richards is internationally known for her studies of the relation between generation and evolution in the nineteenth century, as well as her work on modern biomedicine. Her talk explores the intersection of notions of sexuality, gender, generation and breeding lore and practices in Charles Darwin’s construction of sexual selection.
Series This talk is part of the Generation to Reproduction Seminars series.
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