1. “Apes in Eden, Apes in Space” Donna Haraway, Primate Visions
Prepared By:
Dr. Kay Picart

2. Donna Haraway Reverse Transcript - Hyperlink to Donna Haraway
Donna Haraway Biblio
Swirl:Donna Haraway
Donna J. Haraway resources at Erratic Impact's Feminism Web
LookSmart - Donna Haraway

3. Guide Question
Why does Haraway use this advertisement from Natural History Magazine to start her article?

4. Key Question
Why does the conquest of space parallel the conquest of the tropics?

5. Guide Question
What is a “cyborg” and why is this an important concept to Haraway?

6. Guide Question
In what way/s is Koko a “cyborg”?

7. Guide Question
In what way/s is the white woman scientist a cyborg? Why is she effective when she is constructed as a mediator for white male civilization?

8. Guide Question
Discuss the implicit gendered and racial hierarchy in this picture from the Tarzan series.

9. Guide Question
Compare/contrast the treatment of apes in the primate narratives with those of Third World helpers in the projects.

10. Guide Question
How successfully have female scientists/feminist revisionings managed to retell primate narratives?

11. Final Question
How does Haraway read Goodall’s transition from “girl guide” to “wise woman”?

12. Next Meeting:
Bell hooks’ “The Oppositional Gaze: Black Female Spectators”
Reminder: Come in ready to discuss the material!