I don't know where this was read and I strongly think that it is inaccurate, especially given that McCloskey is in the economics dept. at U. of Iowa, not history (although may have some such affiliation). As someone who has encountered McCloskey up close personally (no, not THAT close!) I must say that it is a fascinating business. There is a continuity. But, Donald was an apparently macho aggressive University of Chicago type who used to play football. Deirdre is most definitely a woman, whatever may be the exact nature of baggage or lack thereof in the lower extremities, quite a charming woman I might add. Barkley Rosser On Fri, 22 Jan 1999 11:13:39 -0600 Lucky Pierre <j-harsin at nwu.edu> wrote:
> Doug et al: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember reading something
> awhile back about Deirdre in which the "sex change" was framed as symbolic
> intervention: she thought she must carry the symbolic power of male gender
> in her author line to negotiate the preconceptions of a "male-dominated"
> academic field (history of economics and rhetoric--she was affiliated with
> the history dept. at U. of Iowa). She never went under the knife for the
> change.
> Jayson
> >
> >In economics, there was the celebrated case of Donald McCloskey, who became
> >Deirdre. I defer to the economists on the list to evaluate his/her level in
> >the profession.
> >
> >Doug
>
>
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