Gender, science, and authority in women's travel writing : literary perspectives on the discourse of natural history / Michelle Medeiros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Medeiros, Michelle, author.

Series:

Latin American gender and sexualities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in science.

Women travelers--History.

Women travelers.

Travel writing--History.

Travel writing.

History.

Travelers' writings--History and criticism.

Travelers' writings.

Latin American literature.

Natural history.

American literature--Women authors.

European literature--Women authors.

Latin American literature--Women authors.

Travelers' writings, American.

Travelers' writings, European.

Travelers' writings, Spanish.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 213 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : New York : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"This book combines Latin American literature, cultural and gender studies, and history of science to consider the literary perspective of the discourse of natural history in women's travel narratives, shedding a new light on the implications of women's contributions to nineteenth and twentieth-century transatlantic intellectual currents.

Contents:

Shaping scientific knowledge : Maria Graham's travels in nineteenth-century

Gertrudis Gómez de Avelleneda's travel writings : beyond optical illusions of the soul

Nísia Floresta voyages through Europe : transatlantic perspectives on nature, progress, and women's education

Beyond the laboratory walls : Doris Cochran's strategies to build a reputation as a scientist in the early twentieth-century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Medeiros, Michelle, author. Gender, science, and authority in women's travel writing

ISBN:

9781498579759

1498579752

OCLC:

1081358978