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Donna J. Haraway

born 1944

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Donna Jeanne Haraway is an American philosopher, who contributed to the intersection of information technology and feminist theory, and is a scholar in contemporary ecofeminism. Her work criticizes anthropocentrism, emphasizes the self-organizing powers of nonhuman processes, and explores dissonant relations between those processes and cultural practices, rethinking sources of ethics.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
September 6, 1944
Denver
Citizenship

United States

Occupations & fields
philosophersociologistuniversity teacherhistorianbiologistnon-fiction writer
Awards & honours
American Book AwardsFulbright ScholarshipJohn Desmond Bernal PrizeWilbur Cross MedalBoettcher ScholarshipLudwik Fleck Prize
Notable works
When Species MeetA Cyborg ManifestoStaying with the TroubleThe Companion Species Manifesto
Field and occupation
americká bioložka, historička vědy a feministka
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