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"A Natural History of Rape" Co-Author to Debate Leading
Feminist in Chat Session at NetLibrary Website
Discussion Part of NetLibrary's Women's History Month Observances
BOULDER, COLO.— March 22, 2000—NetLibrary (www.NetLibrary.com), a leading
provider of eBooks over the Internet, today announced an upcoming online
chat session based on the controversial book, "A Natural History of Rape"
(MIT Press). The chat, to feature author Craig T. Palmer and noted sociologist
and author Lynn Chancer, will be held at the NetLibrary website, www.NetLibrary.com,
on Tuesday, March 28, 9-10 p.m. EST.
In this free, public debate, Palmer and Chancer will discuss the
controversial issues of rape, sexism, feminism, and the sociological and scientific
issues surrounding sex and gender roles in today's society. Chat participants are
encouraged to log on at the start of the chat to view the debate, after which they
will be invited to present their views and ask questions.
A professor of evolutionary anthropology at the University of Colorado, Craig T.
Palmer, along with his co-author Randy Thornhill, generated significant controversy
with the recent publishing of their book "A Natural History of Rape." In it, the
authors argue that rape is a 'natural' act for men, rooted in the biological impulses
of procreation, and that women should consider dressing and acting more conservatively
to reduce the risk of being raped.
Lynn Chancer is associate professor in the Department Sociology and Anthropology at
Fordham University. The author of many articles about gender, crime, and American
culture, Chancer is probably best known for her book "Reconcilable Differences: Confronting
Beauty, Pornography and the Future of Feminism" (University of California Press).
She addresses herself to the current split in the feminist movement and the need to
create a 'third wave' of feminism that incorporates both sex and sexism rather than
banishing advocates of each to separate factions.
"This simultaneous release and the Talking Business chat series bridges the literary gap
between the offline and online worlds," said AMACOM Director of Publicity Irene Majuk.
"NetLibrary delivers a potential new readership to our authors and puts great books at
people's fingertips."
"A Natural History of Rape" by Craig T. Palmer and
Randy Thornhill, and "
Reconcilable Differences: Confronting Beauty, Pornography and the Future of Feminism"
by Lynn Chancer. Both are available as eBooks in the NetLibrary collection.
Founded in August 1998, Boulder, Colo.-based NetLibrary (www.NetLibrary.com) has forged
relationships with more than 160 publishers of trade, reference, academic, and scholarly
books, resulting in a digital library of nearly 16,000 titles and counting. Publishers
with eBooks in the NetLibrary collection include AMACOM Books, Harvard Business School
Press, Houghton Mifflin Company, McGraw-Hill, and O'Reilly & Associates. peanutpress.com,
a division of NetLibrary, offers eBooks for download to popular handheld computing devices
through its website, www.peanutpress.com.
Contact:
Brian Bell
NetLibrary, Inc.
(303) 381-8703
bbell@NetLibrary.com
Heather Robinson
GCI Group
(415) 974-7265
hrobinson@cgigroup.com
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