ABSTRACT
Donna Haraway’s interdisciplinary essay was written at the height of the feminist sex wars. Haraway self-consciously positions the manifesto as a response to the “Western” traditions of science and politics, which means that it is meant to speak to trans-disciplinary structures of thinking. Haraway’s writing is very distinctive, and the style and argument of the manifesto suggest a very confident critical approach that may synthesize a variety of different influences but does not directly follow in any particular scholar’s footsteps. The particular nature of UCSC’s degree programs in the History of Consciousness, as discussed in Module 7, alongside its faculty members and their keen engagement with postmodern and post-structuralist theory, also helped to shape the manifesto. Nancy Hartsock is cited prominently for her publications on feminism and materialism, including her notion of a “feminist standpoint” as a foundation for cultural theory.
