Pot-holes Everywhere: How (not) to Read my Biography of Barbara McClintock
The story of the public reception of my biography of Barbara McClintock is a saga in itself, one that I divide into three acts: the writing of the book; its reception before the award of a Nobel Prize; and the reframing of that reception after the prize. I write about it here because I think the st...
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| description | The story of the public reception of my biography of Barbara McClintock is a saga in itself, one that I divide into three acts: the writing of the book; its
reception before the award of a Nobel Prize; and the reframing of that reception after the prize. I write about it here because I think the story may harbor moral, or even historical, lessons.My reference to public includes lay readers, of course, but also readers who identify themselves as feminists and/or as scientists. Indeed, I want especially to focus on the reading of my book by the latter two groups. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1183842022-09-29T15:40:20Z Pot-holes Everywhere: How (not) to Read my Biography of Barbara McClintock Keller, Evelyn F Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society Keller, Evelyn F Keller, Evelyn F The story of the public reception of my biography of Barbara McClintock is a saga in itself, one that I divide into three acts: the writing of the book; its reception before the award of a Nobel Prize; and the reframing of that reception after the prize. I write about it here because I think the story may harbor moral, or even historical, lessons.My reference to public includes lay readers, of course, but also readers who identify themselves as feminists and/or as scientists. Indeed, I want especially to focus on the reading of my book by the latter two groups. 2018-10-09T14:13:11Z 2018-10-09T14:13:11Z 2014-01 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/BookItem 9783737002639 9783847102632 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118384 Keller, Evelyn Fox. "Pot-holes Everywhere: How (not) to Read my Biography of Barbara McClintock." Writing about Lives in Science, edited by Vita Fortunati and Elena Agazzi, V&R Unipress, 2014: 33-42 © 2018 Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5116-852X en_US https://doi.org/10.14220/9783737002639.33 Writing about Lives in Science Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Keller |
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