TY - JOUR
T1 - Temporal orders and Y chromosome futures
T2 - of mice, monkeys, and men
AU - Taylor-Alexander, Sam
AU - Davies, Sharyn Graham
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - We bring together conceptual readings of time and temporality to discuss evolutionary theories of Y chromosome degeneration as they are spoken about in scientific and popular forums. In doing so, we suggest that debates over Y chromosome degeneration involve a form of abduction – tacking back and forth between different pasts, presents, futures – that frames templates for producing and securing sexed and gendered presents. Here we are using ‘sexed’ as a way of talking about physical bodies and ‘gendered’ as social ways of constructing those sexed bodies. We suggest that arguments over Y chromosome degeneration are as important for current debates surrounding sex, gender, science, molecular biology and a “crisis of masculinity” as they are for (ascertaining) the future of human evolution.
AB - We bring together conceptual readings of time and temporality to discuss evolutionary theories of Y chromosome degeneration as they are spoken about in scientific and popular forums. In doing so, we suggest that debates over Y chromosome degeneration involve a form of abduction – tacking back and forth between different pasts, presents, futures – that frames templates for producing and securing sexed and gendered presents. Here we are using ‘sexed’ as a way of talking about physical bodies and ‘gendered’ as social ways of constructing those sexed bodies. We suggest that arguments over Y chromosome degeneration are as important for current debates surrounding sex, gender, science, molecular biology and a “crisis of masculinity” as they are for (ascertaining) the future of human evolution.
U2 - 10.28968/cftt.v5i1.30987
DO - 10.28968/cftt.v5i1.30987
M3 - Article
VL - 5
JO - Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience
JF - Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience
SN - 2380-3312
IS - 1
ER -