Erect Men/Undulating Women: The Visual Imagery of Gender, “Race” and Progress in Reconstructive Illustrations of Human Evolution, Número 1998Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 14 nov 1997 - 290 páginas Based on intensive study of human origin illustrations, responses from students and colleagues and research into reconstructive illustration and feminist criticism of Western art, this ground-breaking book traces the subtle ways in which paleoanthropological conventions have influenced and have shifted in the creation of these illustrations. Wiber reveals that embedded meanings in these illustrations go beyond gender to include two other ubiquitous themes—racial superiority and upward cultural progress. Underlying all these themes, she found a basic conservatism in the paleoanthropological approach to evolutionary theory. Erect Men/Undulating Women provides a deeper understanding of popularized illustrations of human origins, but, more importantly, it encourages readers to gain a sensitivity to the ways in which Western culture constructs “scientific” findings that are compatible with its deeply held beliefs and values. |
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Erect Men/Undulating Women: The Visual Imagery of Gender, “Race” and ... Melanie G. Wiber Vista previa restringida - 2006 |
Erect Men, Undulating Women: The Visual Imagery of Gender, “Race” and ... Melanie Wiber Vista previa restringida - 1997 |
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