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Women, Gender, and Technology

Sue V Rosser editor Deborah G Johnson editor Mary Frank Fox editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Published:9th Oct '06

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An interdisciplinary investigation of the co-creation of gender and technology

Each of the ten chapters in Women, Gender, and Technology explores a different aspect of how gender and technology work--and are at work--in particular domains, including film narratives, reproductive technologies, information technology, and the profession of engineering. The volume's contributors include representatives of over half a dozen different disciplines, and each provides a novel perspective on the foundational idea that gender and technology co-create one another. Together, their articles provide a window on to the rich and complex issues that arise in the attempt to understand the relationship between these profoundly intertwined notions.

"This book adds a new focus to the important implications of technological influence on gender relations and the gendered construction of knowledge. I recommend this book for scholars of all disciplines who are looking for a collection of essays to extend their lens toward gender and technology."--Review of Policy Research


Crucial to deepening feminist theory as a contribution to social transformation."--Signs


"A good view of a world in which technology and gender are intertwined."--JAC
"A broad feminist introduction to issues of gender and technology."--NWSA Journal
"[Rosser's] treatment of issues of workforce, design, and use through these genres of theory is useful for students and others new to thinking about feminism and technology. . . . A solid collection of use to women's studies collections and courses on the social impacts of new technologies. Recommended."--Choice
“Contains a great deal of information that can enrich critical analyses of how gender works in capitalist societies . . . . Teachers of courses in Women’s Studies, Sociology and cultural Studies will find it a useful resource.”--Science and Society

ISBN: 9780252073366

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm

Weight: 708g

216 pages