About
Donna Haraway, born in 1944 in Denver, is a major figure in feminist science studies. After a PhD in biology at Yale, she taught in Hawaii and at Johns Hopkins before joining the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1980. Her essay 'A Cyborg Manifesto' (1985) revolutionized feminist thought and science studies. Her work explores the links between humans, animals, and technologies, introducing concepts such as 'situated knowledges' and 'companion species.' Winner of numerous awards, including the Erasmus Prize in 2025, she is professor emerita at Santa Cruz and at the European Graduate School.
* 1944-09-06
Major works
- A Cyborg Manifesto (1985)essay
- Primate Visions (1989)book
- Simians, Cyborgs, and Women (1991)book
- When Species Meet (2008)book
- Staying with the Trouble (2016)book
Key milestones
- 1980Joins the University of California, Santa Cruz
- 2000Receives the J.D. Bernal Prize for contributions to social studies of science
- 2025Receives the Erasmus Prize
Themes
feminismscience studiesposthumanismhuman-animal relationsecology
Sources: envs.ucsc.edu · pact.egs.edu · erasmusprijs.org