{"product_id":"gender-sexuality-and-reproduction-in-evolutionary-narratives","title":"Gender, Sexuality and Reproduction in Evolutionary Narratives","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the early 1990s, evolutionary psychology has produced widely popular visions of modern men and women as driven by their prehistoric genes. In \u003ci\u003eGender, Sexuality and Reproduction in Evolutionary Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e, Venla Oikkonen explores the rhetorical appeal of evolutionary psychology by viewing it as part of the Darwinian narrative tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRefusing to start from the position of dismissing evolutionary psychology as reactionary or scientifically invalid, the book examines evolutionary psychologists’ investments in such contested concepts as teleology and variation. The book traces the emergence of evolutionary psychological narratives of gender, sexuality and reproduction, encompassing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharles Darwin’s understanding of transformation and sexual difference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdward O. Wilson’s evolutionary mythology and the evolution-creationism controversy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Dawkins’ molecular agency and new imaging technologies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe connections between adultery, infertility and homosexuality in adaptationist thought.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough popular, literary and scientific texts, the book identifies both the imaginative potential and the structural weaknesses in evolutionary narratives, opening them up for feminist and queer revision. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of the humanities and social sciences, particularly in gender studies, cultural studies, literature, sexualities, and science and technology studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55002390626648,"sku":"9780415635998","price":198.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415635998.jpg?v=1769654735","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/gender-sexuality-and-reproduction-in-evolutionary-narratives","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}