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OverviewThe Gendered Cyborg brings together key writings exploring the relationship between representation, technoscience and gender, through the metaphor of the cyborg. While the contributors argue that the cyborg provides new ways to think about the relationship between culture and technology and between women and machines, they also question whether the cyborg represents a challenge to, or simply another representation of, gendered categories in science. The articles are grouped into thematic sections, exploring: * the ways in which Western science has produced and represented gender, and discusses the importance of Donna Haraways groundbreaking Manifesto for Cyborgs * the science-gender relationship in contemporary science fiction films such as Blade Runner and the Alien series * debates around modern reproductive technology such as ultrasound scans and IVF, and their benefits and constraints for women * issues relating to artificial intelligence and the internet. Gill Kirkup The Open University, UK; Linda Janes The Open University, UK; Nancy Leys Stepan The Open University, UK; Donna Haraway; Jennifer Gonzalez; Nina Lykke< Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fiona Hovenden , Linda Janes , Gill Kirkup , Kathryn WoodwardPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.929kg ISBN: 9780415220903ISBN 10: 0415220904 Pages: 348 Publication Date: 30 September 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA collection whose relevance definitley exceeds its use as a course reader...an absolutely essential feminist response (that) will continue to be relevnat for a long time. Veronica Hollinger, Science Fiction Sudies, Vol. 28. <br> A collection whose relevance definitley exceeds its use as a course reader...an absolutely essential feminist response (that) will continue to be relevnat for a long time. Veronica Hollinger, Science Fiction Sudies, Vol. 28. Author Information<Gill Kirkup is Senior Lecturer in Educational Technology, Linda Janes is Staff Tutor in Sociology, Dr Kathryn Woodward is Staff Tutor in Sociology, and Dr Fiona Hovenden is IT consultant at the Open University.> Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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