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Emotions, Science, and Gender, 1800-1960: The Case of Ornithology in India

Emotions, Science, and Gender, 1800-1960: The Case of Ornithology in India

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Sports GeneralGeneral Political ScienceGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 3031867602
ISBN13: 9783031867606
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Dec 4 2026
Pages: 238
Language: English

This book presents a novel approach to the history of science by moving beyond the traditional focus on scientific authorities, institutions, and informants. It argues that histories of science cannot be limited to the study of 'science' alone, but must also consider the formation of scientific subjectivities (suffused with emotions), which were neither pre-formed nor fixed. Examining how individual scientific perspectives were formed within the context of non-settler colonies, the author focuses specifically on the case of ornithology in India. He highlights the role of gender, particularly femininity, and the work of 'women of science, ' an area that has received limited attention in colonial histories of science. Simultaneously, the book explores how gendered categories of masculinity and femininity were implicated in these practices and reformulated in the process.

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