Undoing Monogamy

The Politics of Science and the Possibilities of Biology

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Sociology
Cover of the book Undoing Monogamy by Angela Willey, Duke University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Angela Willey ISBN: 9780822374213
Publisher: Duke University Press Publication: April 28, 2016
Imprint: Duke University Press Books Language: English
Author: Angela Willey
ISBN: 9780822374213
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication: April 28, 2016
Imprint: Duke University Press Books
Language: English

In Undoing Monogamy Angela Willey offers a radically interdisciplinary exploration of the concept of monogamy in U.S. science and culture, propelled by queer feminist desires for new modes of conceptualization and new forms of belonging. She approaches the politics and materiality of monogamy as intertwined with one another such that disciplinary ways of knowing themselves become an object of critical inquiry. Refusing to answer the naturalization of monogamy with a naturalization of nonmonogamy, Willey demands a critical reorientation toward the monogamy question in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The book examines colonial sexual science, monogamous voles, polyamory, and the work of Alison Bechdel and Audre Lorde to show how challenging the lens through which human nature is seen as monogamous or nonmonogamous forces us to reconsider our investments in coupling and in disciplinary notions of biological bodies.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In Undoing Monogamy Angela Willey offers a radically interdisciplinary exploration of the concept of monogamy in U.S. science and culture, propelled by queer feminist desires for new modes of conceptualization and new forms of belonging. She approaches the politics and materiality of monogamy as intertwined with one another such that disciplinary ways of knowing themselves become an object of critical inquiry. Refusing to answer the naturalization of monogamy with a naturalization of nonmonogamy, Willey demands a critical reorientation toward the monogamy question in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The book examines colonial sexual science, monogamous voles, polyamory, and the work of Alison Bechdel and Audre Lorde to show how challenging the lens through which human nature is seen as monogamous or nonmonogamous forces us to reconsider our investments in coupling and in disciplinary notions of biological bodies.

More books from Duke University Press

Cover of the book From Revolutionaries to Citizens by Angela Willey
Cover of the book Now that the audience is assembled by Angela Willey
Cover of the book Leviathans at the Gold Mine by Angela Willey
Cover of the book Between the Guerrillas and the State by Angela Willey
Cover of the book The Poetics of Political Thinking by Angela Willey
Cover of the book Catastrophic Coastal Storms by Angela Willey
Cover of the book The Development of Spiritual Life in Bosnia under the Influence of Turkish Rule by Angela Willey
Cover of the book Blood, Ink, and Culture by Angela Willey
Cover of the book Belated Travelers by Angela Willey
Cover of the book Trans-Status Subjects by Angela Willey
Cover of the book Interventions into Modernist Cultures by Angela Willey
Cover of the book Virtuous Vice by Angela Willey
Cover of the book The End of Concern by Angela Willey
Cover of the book The Cultures of Globalization by Angela Willey
Cover of the book A Rock Garden in the South by Angela Willey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy