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From the Culture of Matter to the Matter of Culture: Feminist Explorations of Nature and Science

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‘The body’ has come to represent a key signifier both within, and beyond, cultural studies. Analyzing and challenging the underlying cultural assumptions of scientific discourses of nature have keenly involved feminist theory in the project of uncovering the culture of matter. The aim of this paper is to review the important insights feminists have brought to bear on the cultural constructions of materiality. I then go on to suggest that considering the matter of culture might be both interesting and useful for feminist theory, especially in opening up new sites of analysis of sexual difference. I explore four areas of materiality that might assist feminist analyses in this area: paradigm shifts, boundaries, technology and the evolution of sexual difference.

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  • Myra Hird, 2003. "From the Culture of Matter to the Matter of Culture: Feminist Explorations of Nature and Science," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 8(1), pages 92-103, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:8:y:2003:i:1:p:92-103
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.780
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