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Feminist Technology

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Description for Feminist Technology Paperback. Is there such a thing as a 'feminist technology'? If so, what makes a technology feminist? Is it in the design process, in the thing itself, in the way it is marketed, or in the way it is used by women? This title considers these questions by examining a range of products, tools, and technologies that were specifically designed for women. Editor(s): Layne, Linda; Vostral, Sharra Louise; Boyer, Kate. Series: Women, Gender and Technology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white photographs, 1 chart. BIC Classification: JFFK; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.

Is there such a thing as a "feminist technology"? If so, what makes a technology feminist? Is it in the design process, in the thing itself, in the way it is marketed, or in the way it is used by women (or by men)?

In this collection, feminist scholars trained in diverse fields consider these questions by examining a range of products, tools, and technologies that were specifically designed for and marketed to women. Evaluating the claims that such products are liberating for women, the contributors focus on case studies of menstrual-suppressing birth control pills, home pregnancy tests, tampons, breast pumps, ... Read more

Contributors are Jennifer Aengst, Maia Boswell-Penc, Kate Boyer, Frances Bronet, Shirley Gorenstein, Anita Hardon, Deborah G. Johnson, Linda L. Layne, Deana McDonagh, and Sharra L. Vostral.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Women, Gender and Technology
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252077203
SKU
V9780252077203
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About Linda Layne
Linda L. Layne is the Hale Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences and a professor of anthropology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her books include Motherhood Lost: A Feminist Perspective on Pregnancy Loss and Consuming Motherhood.Sharra L. Vostral is an associate professor of Gender and Women's Studies and History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of ... Read more

Reviews for Feminist Technology
"This coherent and integrated collection lays out the issues and questions of feminist technology, crossing a true range of disciplinary boundaries including science and technology studies, architecture, biology, and the social sciences."
Barbara Katz Rothman, author of Recreating Motherhood: Ideology and Technology in a Patriarchal Society

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