Journal of the History of Biology ( IF 0.7 ) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 , DOI: 10.1007/s10739-023-09719-7 Cora Stuhrmann 1
When the sociobiology debate erupted in 1975, there were almost too many contributions to the heated exchanges between sociobiologists and their critics to count. In the fall of 1976, a Canadian educational film entitled Sociobiology: Doing What Comes Naturally sparked further controversy due to its graphic visuals and outrageous narration. While critics claimed the film was a promotional tool to further the sociobiological agenda in educational settings, sociobiologists quickly distanced themselves from the film and, in turn, accused the critics of consciously misrepresenting sociobiology by organizing showings of the film. Using audio, video, archival, and published sources, this paper explores the complicated history of Sociobiology: Doing What Comes Naturally and demonstrates how the public debate about the film reflects the positions, polemics, and polarization of the sociobiology debate as a whole.
中文翻译:
屏幕上的社会生物学。社会生物学视角下的争议:顺其自然
1975年社会生物学争论爆发时,社会生物学家与其批评者之间的激烈交流做出的贡献几乎难以计数。 1976 年秋天,一部名为《社会生物学:顺其自然》的加拿大教育电影因其生动的视觉效果和令人震惊的旁白而引发了进一步的争议。虽然评论家声称这部电影是在教育环境中推进社会生物学议程的宣传工具,但社会生物学家很快就与这部电影保持了距离,并反过来指责批评家通过组织电影放映来有意识地歪曲社会生物学。本文利用音频、视频、档案和出版资料,探讨了《社会生物学:顺其自然》的复杂历史,并展示了关于这部电影的公众辩论如何反映了整个社会生物学辩论的立场、论战和两极分化。