I've also got some other interesting resources (that I'm actually working on this very minute): One of the earlier researchers would be Sherry Turkle, and her ealy work (1995) on "Life on the Screen: Identity inthe age of the Internet" (book) NY: Simon & Schuster. She's got quite a bit of ongoing work after that. Another one that I have in my hands: Dale Spender's "Nattering on the Net: Women, Power and Cyberspace" (1995). Another piece discussed in class today is by Michele Martin (1991) "The culture of the telephone" (ch 3 in Sex/Machine: Readings in culture, gender and technology ed Patrick D. Hopkins, Indiana Press. Interesting concept: the early invention of telephone was intended for business, and women were not supposed to be using it at home; the enterpreneurs had no idea of the possibilities of this tool.. ;-) Nancy McDonald-Kenworthy, TA Education Policy & Leadership: Cultural Studies 121 Ramseyer Hall Columbus, Ohio 43210 http://www.cstw.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tuszynski, Stephanie" <stuszyn@UTNet.UToledo.Edu> Date: Thursday, July 19, 2007 2:16 pm Subject: [Air-l] sources on gendering of technology?
Hi everyone -
I was hoping some people could suggest some sources on the subject of gendering technology? I'm thinking in particular of research that looked at things like "women use the phone to gossip while men use it for business" and so forth.
References that talk about using the Internet for "information gathering" versus social activity would also be helpful.
Thanks
Stephanie Tuszynski Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Theatre and Film University of Toledo
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