Gender and Public Understanding of Science: Darwinism in the 19th Century Brazilian Press
In the recent works about Brazilian public understanding of science, gender has been poorly used as an analytical category. This paper has as its main goal to bridge this gap by analyzing a section called ‘Letters for a Lady‘, in the journal O Vulgarizador that sought to teach all about Darwinism...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2007-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Estudos Feministas |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/2105 |
| Summary: | In the recent works about Brazilian public understanding of science, gender has been
poorly used as an analytical category. This paper has as its main goal to bridge this gap by
analyzing a section called ‘Letters for a Lady‘, in the journal O Vulgarizador that sought to teach
all about Darwinism to women in the Brazil of the 19th century. So the notion of gender will help us
understand the tension between masculinity and femininity in the text written by the literary critic
Rangel S. Paio. |
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| ISSN: | 0104-026X 1806-9584 |