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Gender in Science and Technology: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Waltraud Ernst
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Description for Gender in Science and Technology: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Paperback. Editor(s): Ernst, Waltraud; Horwath, Ilona. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
What role does gender play in scientific research and the development of technologies? This book provides methodological expertise, research experiences and empirical findings in the dynamic field of Science and Technology Studies. The authors, coming from computer science, social sciences, or cultural studies of science, discuss how to ask questions about gender and give examples for the application in interdisciplinary research, development and teaching. Topics range from the design of information and communication technologies, epistemologies of biology and chemistry to teaching mathematics and professional processes in engineering. Contributions by Anne Balsamo, Wendy Faulkner, Rebecca Jordan-Young, Barbara Orland, Els Rommes, and ... Read more
What role does gender play in scientific research and the development of technologies? This book provides methodological expertise, research experiences and empirical findings in the dynamic field of Science and Technology Studies. The authors, coming from computer science, social sciences, or cultural studies of science, discuss how to ask questions about gender and give examples for the application in interdisciplinary research, development and teaching. Topics range from the design of information and communication technologies, epistemologies of biology and chemistry to teaching mathematics and professional processes in engineering. Contributions by Anne Balsamo, Wendy Faulkner, Rebecca Jordan-Young, Barbara Orland, Els Rommes, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837624342
SKU
V9783837624342
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99-1
About Waltraud Ernst
Waltraud Ernst (PhD), Philosopher, teaches Gender Studies at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. Her research interests are feminist philosophy of science and technology, epistemology, methods and concepts of gender studies. Ilona Horwath (Prof. Dr. rer. soc. oec.), born in 1977, is a sociologist employed as a junior professor for technology and diversity in engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical ... Read more
Reviews for Gender in Science and Technology: Interdisciplinary Approaches
»A highly informative, thought-provoking and well-structured contribution to the field of Feminist Science and Technology Studies and an inspiration for any student, academic or researcher interested in ways of challenging inequalities of and in science and technology.« Marie Larsson, International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 8/2 (2016) »Das Buch [ist] aus wissenschaftlicher Perspektive sehr bereichernd, da es einen ... Read more