lecture 2
Can I just say that I always feel like a dork talking to professors...I don't know what my deal is. I know professors are people and blah-di-blah-di-blah, there's just something about people that have written and defended their own work in front of (at the very least) an examining board. They have this aura of knowledge and self-confidence about them.
In other news, I can now say that I shook Deborah Cameron's hand. The look on her face said that she expected a little more, like a comment that was a bit more in depth than "I enjoyed your lecture.". Or, maybe my breath smelled funny. The lecture was followed by a small reception in which the postgraduate studies administrative assistant, Anne-Marie and I talked about lavabread.
The lecture was on gender, communication and evolution. She talked for a little over an hour using a basically evolutionary psychological framework about whether or not sex differences are "hard-wired" into the brain. Her conclusion was that the social constructionist theories are more supported by the linguistic evidence than evolutionary theories. She brought up some interesting points. I shold have more to say on the subject, but my brain is fried. Also, amazon is being a jerk and making it hard to finish my post to blogcritics.
Its time for some real food now.
