Maura C Flannery
Biographic Data
| ID | 104915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maura C Flannery |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maura C |
| FAMILY NAME | Flannery |
| SIGNATURE | FLANNERY M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. John's University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3929-0749 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Quarrel over Swammerdam’s Posthumous Works
Jellyfish on the Ceiling and Deer in the Den
Few homes are without at least one or two representations of living things. The author argues that this penchant for organic decoration is related to what Edward O. Wilson calls "biophilia," an innate urge in humans to have contact with other species. As many people now live apart from the natural world, pictures, statues, dried flowers and other reminders of flora and fauna are ways of satisfying biophilic urges. The author contends that it is i…
Quilting
The author explores the implications of describing scientific inquiry as quilting. She argues that most metaphors describing science are distinctly masculine in tone, such as science as exploring, hunting, or penetrating the unknown. The author contends that these metaphors have had a powerful effect on how science is done and that a feminist view of science brings with it the need for new metaphors with less aggressive and alienating connotation…
Images of the Cell in Twentieth-Century Art and Science
This essay examines the use of images of the cell in both science and art. In the twentieth century, many new imaging techniques have made intracellular structures more and more visible. The author examines several images of the cell drawn from scientific sources, to illustrate how the biologist’s view of the cell has changed over time and how these images, like works of art, have aesthetic qualities. Many twentieth-century artists, beginning wit…
Quilting
The author explores the implications of describing scientific inquiry as quilting. She argues that most metaphors describing science are distinctly masculine in tone, such as science as exploring, hunting, or penetrating the unknown. The author contends that these metaphors have had a powerful effect on how science is done and that a feminist view of science brings with it the need for new metaphors with less aggressive and alienating connotation…
Images of the Cell in Twentieth-Century Art and Science
This essay examines the use of images of the cell in both science and art. In the twentieth century, many new imaging techniques have made intracellular structures more and more visible. The author examines several images of the cell drawn from scientific sources, to illustrate how the biologist’s view of the cell has changed over time and how these images, like works of art, have aesthetic qualities. Many twentieth-century artists, beginning wit…
Jellyfish on the Ceiling and Deer in the Den
Few homes are without at least one or two representations of living things. The author argues that this penchant for organic decoration is related to what Edward O. Wilson calls "biophilia," an innate urge in humans to have contact with other species. As many people now live apart from the natural world, pictures, statues, dried flowers and other reminders of flora and fauna are ways of satisfying biophilic urges. The author contends that it is i…
Images of the Cell in Twentieth-Century Art and Science
This essay examines the use of images of the cell in both science and art. In the twentieth century, many new imaging techniques have made intracellular structures more and more visible. The author examines several images of the cell drawn from scientific sources, to illustrate how the biologist’s view of the cell has changed over time and how these images, like works of art, have aesthetic qualities. Many twentieth-century artists, beginning wit…
Quilting
The author explores the implications of describing scientific inquiry as quilting. She argues that most metaphors describing science are distinctly masculine in tone, such as science as exploring, hunting, or penetrating the unknown. The author contends that these metaphors have had a powerful effect on how science is done and that a feminist view of science brings with it the need for new metaphors with less aggressive and alienating connotation…
Jellyfish on the Ceiling and Deer in the Den
Few homes are without at least one or two representations of living things. The author argues that this penchant for organic decoration is related to what Edward O. Wilson calls "biophilia," an innate urge in humans to have contact with other species. As many people now live apart from the natural world, pictures, statues, dried flowers and other reminders of flora and fauna are ways of satisfying biophilic urges. The author contends that it is i…
The Quarrel over Swammerdam’s Posthumous Works
Art (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration (2 works) · Natural (archaeology) (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Architecture and Cultural Influences (1 works) · Architecture, Design, and Social History (1 works)