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Subjective Intersections in the Face of the Machine
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Abstract This article is a call to feminist science and technology studies (STS) to engage with debates about the intersectionality of gender with race and class in analyses of women’s relationships with their computers - these debates are well established in the ... view more
This article is a call to feminist science and technology studies (STS) to engage with debates about the intersectionality of gender with race and class in analyses of women’s relationships with their computers - these debates are well established in the broader field of gender studies, but comparatively absent from studies of gender and technology. Furthermore, in order to understand women’s many and varied technological relationships, it is necessary to explore the diverse ways in which individual women experience their gender, race and class in their relationships with their PCs. The article draws on the stories told by 14 working-class women from ethnic minority communities about the introduction of networked computers in their homes, to argue that we need to account for women’s subjective experiences of the identity intersections that take place in the face of the machine.... view less
Keywords
gender
Free Keywords
class; ICTs; intersectionality; networked PCs; race; subjectivity;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 471-487
Journal
European Journal of Women's Studies, 12 (2005) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506805057102
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)