[Commlist] new book: Gender and Technology: An Introduction

Holly Kruse wanted to let you know that the book /Gender and Technology: 
An Introduction/ has now been published in the United States by Polity. 
From 
https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=gender-and-technology-an-introduction--9781509531448 
<https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=gender-and-technology-an-introduction--9781509531448>:

*Technology has advanced significantly over the past 200 years, but have 
ideas about gender and technology also changed over time? Are modern 
technologies gendered?*

In this comprehensive text, Holly Kruse explores how notions of gender 
and technology have been socially constructed. Organized historically, 
the book provides a broad overview of global developments in technology 
and how these technologies have been (ideologically) gendered. Focusing 
on communication and media technologies and analysing an array of 
household and workplace devices, the text examines the ways in which 
they have been considered "feminine" or "masculine". These associations, 
as the text reveals, often have little to do with the complexity of the 
technology. Rich with historical and contemporary examples – from 
bicycles and washing machines to the telegraph and the computer - 
/Gender and Technology/ encourages us to take a closer look at how and 
why modern technologies are gendered. By understanding the origins of 
our ideas about gender and technology, we can see how they have and have 
not changed over time.

This text is essential reading for undergraduates taking courses on 
gender and technology, and will be of interest to general readers who 
want to learn more about the historical relationship between gender and 
technology.


REVIEWS

"This beautifully written history of technology, presented through the 
lens of gender, offers an exceptional amount of information and insight. 
It will delight and inspire both experts and those new to the topic.” 
*Nancy Baym, Partner Research Manager, /Microsoft Research/*

"Critically astute and wide-ranging, this engaging and accessible text 
reveals the centrality of gender politics within everyday technologies.” 
*Kylie Jarrett, University College Dublin*

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