Abstract
This article explores the problem of binary gender construction in relation to hegemonic science
models. To this end, the author analyzes March of the Penguins, a documentary film that won the
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature) in 2006, examining how it constructs an idea of
scientific objectivity to support a binary and heteronormative gender model. These constructions
are questioned in relation to the figure of the modest witness. Finally, through feminist figuration and speculation, alternative narratives are proposed to envision possible futures beyond the
hegemonic figures of gender and science
models. To this end, the author analyzes March of the Penguins, a documentary film that won the
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature) in 2006, examining how it constructs an idea of
scientific objectivity to support a binary and heteronormative gender model. These constructions
are questioned in relation to the figure of the modest witness. Finally, through feminist figuration and speculation, alternative narratives are proposed to envision possible futures beyond the
hegemonic figures of gender and science
| Translated title of the contribution | Crossed Figurations of Gender and Science: Modest (Mutated) Witnesses and a Couple of Penguin Stories |
|---|---|
| Original language | Spanish |
| Article number | n57a6 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-12 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Nomadas |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 57 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 16 Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- crittercam
- feminist figuration
- feminist speculation
- gender
- hegemonic figures
- modest witness