I. Biological Politics
Challenging Man-made Science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12259337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paula Nicolson (Social Science and Health Research Cluster, ScHARR, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 411-414 |
| Publication date | 2004-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminism & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-3535 • E-ISSN: 1461-7161 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0959353504044644 |
| OpenAlex | W1969772212 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
It was strange, although in retrospect unsurprising, to realize that I was not alone in being moved by Janet Sayers’ Biological Politics: Feminist and Anti-Feminist Perspectives (BP). I discovered it in an independent bookshop in north London. This was shortly after its publication and in the early days of working on my PhD on postnatal depression. I had neither seen nor read anything like it before. BP gave a credence and stimulus to some of the half-formed ideas I was having about my work and my experience of being a mother. It covered an amazing breadth and depth of material and presented such challenging ideas. It was stunning and an inspiration. A few years later when I first met Janet at a UK Women in Psychology Conference I was still impressed enough by the book to want to go out of my way to tell her – for which she was characteristically modest (and characteristically knitting!). I am thus delighted to be involved in introducing this special feature. However, before I say more, I need to provide another personal anecdote. I was resting from climbing up a volcano (somewhere near Auckland) with Precilla Choi early in 2003. When she mentioned that Feminism & Psychology had organized a Biological Politics retrospective, I told her that I wished she had asked me to contribute as I had been so inspired, and she suggested I review the manuscripts – which I did! Unfortunately for Precilla she was unable to contribute to this special feature and asked if I wanted to take over her work. I want to thank both Precilla and Colleen Heenan for all their efforts, which have left me with the easy part. So what in particular was so important about BP for me? I’ve looked yet again
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |