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Feminist Intersections in Science: Race, Gender and Sexuality through the Microscope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Lisa H. Weasel
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Abstract

This paper investigates the mutual embeddedness of “nature” and “culture,” as well as the intersections between race, gender, and sexuality, in the story of the HeLa cell line as viewed by a practicing feminist scientist. It provides a feminist analysis of the scientific discourse surrounding the HeLa cell line, and explores how feminist theories of science can provide a constructive and critical lens through which laboratory scientists can view their work.

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Research Article
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Hypatia , Volume 19 , Issue 1: Special Issue: Feminist Science Studies , Winter 2004 , pp. 183 - 193
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Copyright © 2004 by Hypatia, Inc.

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