Sperm Counts: Overcome by Man's Most Precious Fluid

Author:   Lisa Jean Moore
Publisher:   New York University Press
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9780814795620


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   01 October 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Lisa Jean Moore
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780814795620


ISBN 10:   0814795625
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   01 October 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Preface: Sperm Autobiography1 In the Beginning, There Was Sperm 2 Lashing Their Tails: Science Discovers Sperm 3 My Sperm in Shining Armor: Children's Books 4 Overcome: The Money Shot in Pornography and Prostitution 5 The Family Jewels: Sperm Banks and the Crisis of Fatherhood 6 The Little Bit Left Behind: Semen as Evidence 7 The Future of Sperm Methods Appendix: Becoming a Sperm Researcher Notes Index About the Author

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"""At her best, Moore has a frank, breezy manner that may be partly due to her practical experience outside academe... Sperm Counts is a lively, funny read."" - Camille Paglia in The Chronicle Review ""Careful to include the history of semen research, as well as examining its role today ... [Moore] approach[es] the topic of semen with precision and diligence."" Bitch ""A feminist account backed by sociological and scientific research... Accessible to the masses."" Bust"


At her best, Moore has a frank, breezy manner that may be partly due to her practical experience outside academe... Sperm Counts is a lively, funny read. - Camille Paglia in The Chronicle Review Careful to include the history of semen research, as well as examining its role today ... [Moore] approach[es] the topic of semen with precision and diligence. Bitch A feminist account backed by sociological and scientific research... Accessible to the masses. Bust


Author Information

Lisa Jean Moore is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Purchase College, State University of New York. She is the author of Sperm Counts: Overcome by Man’s Most Precious Fluid, Catch & Release: The Enduring Yet Vulnerable Horseshoe Crab, Our Transgenic Future: Spider Goats, Genetic Modification and the Will to Change Nature as well as the co-author of Missing Bodies: The Politics of Visibility and Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee. She is also co-editor of The Body Reader: Essential Social and Cultural Readings.

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