Technik und Gender : Technikzukünfte als geschlechtlich codierte Ordnungen in Literatur und Film

Fictionally depicted technology appears to be dominated by gender stereotypes that reproduce common clichés and are based on the opposition of traditional, gender-associated characteristics. Thus, masculinity represents the technological principle whereas femininity is associated with the sphere of...

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Main Author: Adam, Marie-Hélène Schneider- (([Hrsg.])
Format: eBook
Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2016
Series:Karlsruher Studien Technik und Kultur / Hrsg.: G. Banse, A. Böhn, A. Grunwald, K. Möser, M. Pfadenhauer
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Summary:Fictionally depicted technology appears to be dominated by gender stereotypes that reproduce common clichés and are based on the opposition of traditional, gender-associated characteristics. Thus, masculinity represents the technological principle whereas femininity is associated with the sphere of nature. But how stereotypical are visions of a future worlds involving innovative technology? The volume focuses on the gender-codification of technological futures in literature and film.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (II, 249 p. p.)
ISBN:1000051991
9783731504870