| Ghosts in the Machine: Women's Voices in Research with Technology Contributor(s): McWilliam, Erica (Editor), Yelland, Nicola (Editor), Rubin, Andee (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820449113 ISBN-13: 9780820449111 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Operations Research - Social Science | Women's Studies - Computers |
| Dewey: 607.2 |
| LCCN: 2001046279 |
| Series: SPIE Proceedings |
| Physical Information: 240 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ghosts in the Machine examines the complex relationships between gender and information and communication technologies (ICT). Written by women in four countries on three continents, it discusses the educational, social, artistic, and political implications of a feminine voice in the design of technology. The research presented here explores the gendering of technology and, in doing so, describes the Internet, computer games, computer-based design and construction environments, and digital art from a perspective that puts the social context in a key role. As the rate of technology design continues to grow, it is imperative that books such as this provide an alternate voice to the prevailing descriptions of technology use. Ghosts in the Machine brings women's voices out of the shadows to the forefront where they belong. |