Gender in Science and Technology: Interdisciplinary Approaches

Open Access Published by transcript Verlag 2013

Gender in Science and Technology

Interdisciplinary Approaches

Edited by: Waltraud Ernst and Ilona Horwath
Funded by: Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2016: Backlist Collection

In the series Gender Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/transcript.9783839424346

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About this book

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 others.

Author / Editor information

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 (PhD), Sociologist, is Assistant Professor at the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. Her research interests are gender and organization, gender in science and technology, and social research methods.

Reviews

»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 Einblick in faszinierende Forschungsperspektiven und unterschiedlichste technologische Gebiete ermöglicht.
Spannend an und in dem vorliegenden Buch ist die Synthese von radikalem Konstruktivismus und den naturwissenschaftlichen Referenzen des 'New Materialism'. Gerade hier liegt abstraktes und praktisches Potential.«
Diana Schellenberg, querelles-net, 15/3 (2014)

»[Das Buch] bringt die Diskussion um Frauen in Naturwissenschaften und Technik auf den neuesten Stand. Theoretische Zugänge aus den unterschiedlichsten Wissenschaftsbereichen zeichnen ein umfangreiches Bild, das auch bislang unentdeckte Bereiche des Themas auszuleuchten vermag.«
AVIVA Berlin, 2 (2014)

Reviewed in:

GMK-Newsletter, 1 (2014)
ESNA-Bulletin, 163 (2014), Alice Naomi Rodgers
The Quarterly Review of Biology, 91/1 (2016)

Supplementary Materials

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	1
TABLE OF CONTENTS Open Access Download PDF	5
INTRODUCTION Waltraud Ernst and Ilona Horwath Open Access Download PDF	7
A. GENDER IN THE DESIGN PROCESSES OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
GENDERING THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMAGINATION Anne Balsamo Open Access Download PDF	19
FEMINIST INTERVENTIONS IN THE DESIGN PROCESS Els Rommes Open Access Download PDF	41
SEARCHING FOR METHODOLOGY Feminist Technology Design in Computer Science Corinna Bath Open Access Download PDF	57
MASKS BETWEEN THE VISIBLE AND THE INVISIBLE Cecile K. M. Crutzen Open Access Download PDF	79
B. GENDER IN EPISTEMOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HOMUNCULUS IN THE HORMONES? Rebecca Jordan-Young Open Access Download PDF	111
MOTHERHOOD AND SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION The Story of Natural Versus Artificial Baby Food in the 19th Century Barbara Orland Open Access Download PDF	129
DIFFRACTION PATTERNS? Shifting Gender Norms in Biology and Technology Waltraud Ernst Open Access Download PDF	147
GENDER RESEARCH AS KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE IN TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Lena Trojer Open Access Download PDF	165
C. REFLECTING UN/EQUAL CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
CAN WOMEN ENGINEERS BE ‘REAL ENGINEERS’ AND ‘REAL WOMEN’? Gender In/Authenticity in Engineering Wendy Faulkner Open Access Download PDF	187
SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT? Cognitive Differences in the Discussion of Women in Science and Technology Ilona Horwath, Nicole Kronberger and Markus Appel Open Access Download PDF	205
GENDER COMPETENCE IN MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION Andrea Blunck, Anina Mischau and Sabine Mehlmann Open Access Download PDF	235
CONTRIBUTORS Open Access Download PDF	259

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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Edition: 1. Aufl.
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 262
Keywords: Innovation Research; Science; Technology; Engineering; Gender Studies; Sociology of Science; Sociology of Technology; Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: April 27, 2014
ISBN: 9783839424346