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Mini-lecture: Homosexuality, morality and nature

1 July 2010

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  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Pro-Provost for Africa & the Middle East
  • Professor Volker Sommer is an evolutionary anthropologist who has studied examples of homosexuality in the animal world.

    In this video Professor Sommer, who is also ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Pro-Provost for Africa, assesses the evidence and discusses whether we can ever draw moral conclusions from natural phenomena.

    This weekend marks the end of the two-week Pride London Festival Fortnight, which celebrates the UK's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.

    The festival culminates in a colourful parade through the streets of the capital on Saturday 3 July.

    For more information about ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Anthropology or Pride London, follow the link above.


    ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº context

    ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº anthropology looks at the biological, cultural, social and material culture aspects of human beings as well as their evolution, covering the entire human story; from its origins to the present day.Ìý

    In the Research Assessment Exercise 2008 85% of the department's research activity was judged of international quality, and 60% was classified in the top two categories of 4* and 3*.

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