'A Natural History of Rape' Co-Author to Debate Leading Feminist in Chat Session at netLibrary Website; Discussion Part of netLibrary's Women's History Month Observances.News Editors and Education/High-Tech Writers BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2000 netLibrary (www.netLibrary.com), a leading provider of eBooks over the Internet, today announced an upcoming online chat session based on the controversial book, "A Natural History of Rape The concept of rape, both as an abduction and in the sexual sense (not always distinguishable), makes its first historical appearance in early religious texts. " (MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press). The chat, to feature author Craig T. Palmer and noted sociologist and author Lynn Chancer Chancer was a British television serial produced by Central Television for ITV. It told the story of a likeable conman and rogue (played by Clive Owen) at the end of the yuppie eighties. , will be held at the netLibrary website, www.netLibrary.com, on Tuesday, March 28, 9-10 p.m. EST. In this free, public debate, Palmer and Chancer will discuss the controversial issues of rape, sexism, feminism and the sociological and scientific issues surrounding sex and gender roles in today's society. Chat participants are encouraged to log on at the start of the chat to view the debate, after which they will be invited to present their views and ask questions. A professor of evolutionary anthropology at the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
Lynn Chancer is associate professor in the Department Sociology and Anthropology at Fordham University. The author of many articles about gender, crime, and American culture, Chancer is probably best known for her book "Reconcilable rec·on·cil·a·ble adj. Capable of or qualified for reconciliation: reconcilable differences. rec Differences: Confronting Beauty, Pornography and the Future of Feminism" (University of California Press "UC Press" redirects here, but this is also an abbreviation for University of Chicago Press University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. ). She addresses herself to the current split in the feminist movement and the need to create a 'third wave' of feminism that incorporates both sex and sexism rather than banishing advocates of each to separate factions. "A Natural History of Rape" (http://www.netlibrary.com/SUMMARY.ASP?EV=662836&ID=23097&advquery=) by Craig T. Palmer and Randy Thornhill, and "Reconcilable Differences: Confronting Beauty, Pornography and the Future of Feminism" (http://www.netlibrary.com/api-bin/viewbook.dll?clientID=139278&EV=662 841&infobase=6854.nfo&softpage=Doc_Frame_Pg) by Lynn Chancer. Both are available as eBooks in the netLibrary collection. About netLibrary Founded in August 1998, Boulder-based netLibrary (www.netLibrary.com) has forged relationships with more than 160 publishers of trade, reference, academic, and scholarly books, resulting in a digital library of nearly 16,000 titles and counting. Publishers with eBooks in the netLibrary collection include AMACOM AMACOM American Management Association Books, Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. Press, Houghton Mifflin Company, McGraw-Hill, and O'Reilly & Associates. peanutpress.com, a division of netLibrary, offers eBooks for download to popular handheld computing devices through its website, www.peanutpress.com. |
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