Processed Lives: Gender and Technology in Everyday Life / Edition 1

by Melodie Calvert, Jennifer Terry

Overview

Considers how the terms of gender are embodied in technologies, and conversely, how technologies shape our notions of gender. The contributors explore the complex territory between the lust for, and the fear of, technology, commenting on the ambivalence women experience in relation to machines. Discussing topics such as embryonic fertilization, the virtual female, networking women, the sexuality of computers, surveillance systems, UFOs, and the emancipation of Barbie,
rocessed Lives offers a provocative, visually rich critical approach to th multifaceted relationships between masculinity, femininity and machines. Contributors: Barbie Liberation Organization, Ericka Beckman, Lisa Cartwright, Gregg Bordowitz, Sara Diamond, Judith Halberstam, Evelynn Hammonds, Kathy High, David Horn, Ira Livingston, Bonita Makuch, Margaret Morse, Soheir Morsy, Liss Platt, B Ruby Rich, Connie Samaras, Joya Saunders, Julia Scher, Andrea Slane, Mary Ellen Strom, Christime Tamblyn, Nina Wakeford.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415149327
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/20/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Melodie Calvert, Jennifer Terry

Editorial Reviews

'It all adds up to a provocative and stimulating book.' - I-D Magazine

'Those tempted to think of their machines as neutral bystanders in the gender wars will find plenty to change their minds.' - Wired

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