Mini-lecture: Homosexuality, morality and nature
1 July 2010
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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 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê 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 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Anthropology or Pride London, follow the link above.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê context
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê 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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