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Gender Designs IT: Construction and Deconstruction of Information Society Technology (Studien Interdisziplinäre Geschlechterforschung)
Zorn Isabel
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How can information technology (IT) paradigms and design processes be studied from a gender perspective? What does IT design look like when its construction is informed by gender research? Though gender research and computing science seem like two separate worlds, this book proves how inspirational a confrontation and combination of those worlds can be. A deconstructive analysis of advanced fields of computing shows the multiple ways in which software design is gendered and how gendering effects are produced by its use. Concepts and assumptions underlying research and development, along with design tools and IT products, teaching methods and ... Read more
How can information technology (IT) paradigms and design processes be studied from a gender perspective? What does IT design look like when its construction is informed by gender research? Though gender research and computing science seem like two separate worlds, this book proves how inspirational a confrontation and combination of those worlds can be. A deconstructive analysis of advanced fields of computing shows the multiple ways in which software design is gendered and how gendering effects are produced by its use. Concepts and assumptions underlying research and development, along with design tools and IT products, teaching methods and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Studien Interdisziplinare Geschlechterforschung
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Weisbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783531148182
SKU
V9783531148182
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About Zorn Isabel
Isabel Zorn, Prof. Dr. Susanne Maass, Carola Schirmer, and Prof. Dr. Heidi Schelhowe work in computing science, digital media design, and gender studies at Bremen University, Germany. Dr. Els Rommes works at the Institute for Gender Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Reviews for Gender Designs IT: Construction and Deconstruction of Information Society Technology (Studien Interdisziplinäre Geschlechterforschung)
Obwohl Gender-Forschung und Computerwissenschaften wie zwei getrennte Welten erscheinen, beweist dieses Buch, wie inspirierend eine Konfrontation und eine Kooperation der beiden Welten sein kann. soziale technik - Zeitschrift fur sozial- und umweltvertragliche Technikgestaltung, 04/2008 Die neuen Erkenntnisse der unterschiedlichen und interessanten Beitrage des Buches konnen dazu beitragen, auf den ersten Blick so unterschiedliche Bereiche wie Informatik und Genderforschung ... Read more