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"Fielding the Question: Primatological Research in
Historical Perspective"
A one-day workshop exploring the tensions between
laboratory and field research in the history of the
scientific study of non-human primates, from the
nineteenth century to the present
To be held on Thursday, 18 December 2003,
at the University of Leeds
in the School of Philosophy
(Division of History and Philosophy of Science)
Programme
10:30-11:00 Registration/cofee and tea
11:00-12:00 Gregory Radick (Leeds),
"Primate Language and the Playback Experiment,
in 1890 and 1980"
12:00-1:00 Marion Thomas (Manchester/Paris),
"From Emotions to Insight: Louis Boutan's Comparative
Studies with Gibbons and Children in Early Twentieth-
Century France"
1:00-2:00 Lunch (provided)
2:00-3:00 Jonathan Burt (Cambridge), "Apes and
Warlords: Primates and Violence in the 20s and 30s"
3:00-4:00 Amanda Rees (York), "A Place that Answers
Questions: Primatological Field Sites and the Making of
Authentic Observations"
4:00-4:30 Coffee and tea
4:30-5:30 General discussion
All are welcome to attend. Registration costs £5,
payable on the day. If you would like to attend, or would
like further information about the workshop, please
contact Gregory Radick (tel: 0113 343 3269; email:
[log in to unmask]).
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Dr Gregory Radick
Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science
Division of History and Philosophy of Science
School of Philosophy
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK
Tel: 0113 343 3269
Fax: 0113 343 3265
Email: [log in to unmask]
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