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Transcribing Class and Gender: Masculinity and Femininity in Nineteenth-Century Courts and Offices (Class : Culture)
Carole Srole
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Description for Transcribing Class and Gender: Masculinity and Femininity in Nineteenth-Century Courts and Offices (Class : Culture)
Paperback. Examines the historical roots of clerical work and the role that class and gender played in determining professional status Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Transcribing Class and Gender explores the changing meanings of clerical work in nineteenth-century America, focusing on the discourse surrounding that work. At a time when shorthand transcription was the primary method of documenting business and legal communications and transactions, most stenographers were men, but changing technology saw the emergence of women in the once male-dominated field. Carole Srole argues that this shift placed stenographers in a unique position to construct a new image of the professional man and woman and, in doing so, to redefine middle- and working-class identities.
Many male court reporters emphasized their professionalism, portraying themselves as ... Read more
Transcribing Class and Gender explores the changing meanings of clerical work in nineteenth-century America, focusing on the discourse surrounding that work. At a time when shorthand transcription was the primary method of documenting business and legal communications and transactions, most stenographers were men, but changing technology saw the emergence of women in the once male-dominated field. Carole Srole argues that this shift placed stenographers in a unique position to construct a new image of the professional man and woman and, in doing so, to redefine middle- and working-class identities.
Many male court reporters emphasized their professionalism, portraying themselves as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472050550
SKU
V9780472050550
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About Carole Srole
Carole Srole is Professor of History at California State University, Los Angeles.
Reviews for Transcribing Class and Gender: Masculinity and Femininity in Nineteenth-Century Courts and Offices (Class : Culture)
Drawing upon census data, trade periodicals devoted to stenography and court reporting, the writings of educational reformers, and fiction, Srole allows us to better understand the roles that gender and work played in the formation of middle-class identity. Clearly written and thoroughly researched, her book reminds us of the contradictions that both men and women faced as they navigated changes ... Read more