Technofeminist Storiographies - Women, Information Technology, and Cultural Representation

This book recovers both historical and contemporary accounts of women’s lived experiences of technology, from Ada Lovelace and Hedy Lamarr to women working in the tech industry today, juxtaposing those stories with larger cultural representations of women and technology.

Sommario

Chapter 1: Parallel Lives and the Recovery of Women in the (His)Story of Computing

Chapter 2: Distinguishing Rhetoric from Reality in Early Computing Culture

Chapter 3: Bridging the Technological Gender Gap On and Off the Screen

Chapter 4: Gender Play and the Marketing of Misogyny

Chapter 5: Sustaining a Technofeminist Future for Women and Girls

Info autore

Kristine L. Blair is professor of English and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Youngstown State University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kristine Blair, Kristine L Blair, Kristine L. Blair, Blair Kristine L.
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498593038
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9303-8
• Pagine: 160
• Serie: Communicating Gender; Communicating Gender
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Communication Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls