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First Tenured Professor in Feminist Theory
Due to her work in feminist theory in the philosophy of science, she became University of Santa Cruz's first tenured professor in feminist theory.
Weigel, M. (2019, June 20). Feminist cyborg scholar Donna Haraway: 'The disorder of our era isn't necessary'. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/20/donna-haraway-interview-cyborg-manifesto-post-truth. -
Published A Cyborg Manifesto in the Socialist Review
She wrote about the rejection of boundaries. She uses the cyborg to show that you are a part of more than one identity, whether it is due to race, gender, or political belief. You shouldn't be limiting yourself due to how there is usually an overlap in beliefs. She then goes on to discuss the actual idea of a cyborg world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnY9TGbvIXA
Haraway, Donna. A Cyborg Manifesto : Science, Technology, and Socialist-feminism in the Late Twentieth Century. United Kingdom, na. -
Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective
She defined situated knowledges as the understanding of how all knowledge comes from positional perspective. This originally was a commentary on Sara Harding's " The Science Question in Feminism". With this thesis, she brings the feminist ideals into the scientific world.
Haraway, D. (1988). Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective. Feminist Studies, 14(3), 575-599. doi:10.2307/3178066 -
Primate Visions Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science
In this book, she uses the study of primates in relation to gender, class, and racial norms. She draws a connection of feminism to science. She focuses on female primatologists and their perspective. -
Award
Due to her contributions to the field of science and technology, Haraway was awarded the J.D. Bernal Award from the Society For Social Studies of Science -
Staying with the Trouble Making Kin in the Chthulucene
This is Haraway's most recent work. The overall message is to make kin, and make it worth it. Everything we do, has to have purpose. She uses the feminist ideals and points out ethical dilemmas of the planet and the damage being brought to it. She gives suggestions on how to mitigate the problems.
Haraway, D. J. (2016). Staying with the trouble: making kin in the Chthulucene. Duke University Press.
