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Gender Designs IT: Construction and Deconstruction of Information Society Technology: 13 (Studien Interdisziplinäre Geschlechterforschung, 13) - Softcover

 
9783531148182: Gender Designs IT: Construction and Deconstruction of Information Society Technology: 13 (Studien Interdisziplinäre Geschlechterforschung, 13)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3531148184 ISBN 13: 9783531148182
Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2007

Synopsis

How can information technology (IT) paradigms and design processes be studied from a gender perspective? What does IT design look like when its construction is informed by gender research? Though gender research and computing science seem like two separate worlds, this book proves how inspirational a confrontation and combination of those worlds can be.
A deconstructive analysis of advanced fields of computing shows the multiple ways in which software design is gendered and how gendering effects are produced by its use. Concepts and assumptions underlying research and development, along with design tools and IT products, teaching methods and materials are studied.
The book not only offers a gender analysis of information society technologies, it also shows practical examples of how IT can be different. A gender perspective on IT design can serve as an eye-opener for what tends to be overlooked and left out. It yields innovative ideas and high quality software systems that may empower a large diversity of users for an active participation in our information society.

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About the Author

Isabel Zorn, Prof. Dr. Susanne Maass, Carola Schirmer, and Prof. Dr. Heidi Schelhowe work in computing science, digital media design, and gender studies at Bremen University, Germany. Dr. Els Rommes works at the Institute for Gender Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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How can information technology (IT) paradigms and design processes be studied from a gender perspective? What does IT design look like when its construction is informed by gender research? Though gender research and computing science seem like two separate worlds, this book proves how inspirational a confrontation and combination of those worlds can be.
A deconstructive analysis of advanced fields of computing shows the multiple ways in which software design is gendered and how gendering effects are produced by its use. Concepts and assumptions underlying research and development, along with design tools and IT products, teaching methods and materials are studied.
The book not only offers a gender analysis of information society technologies, it also shows practical examples of how IT can be different. A gender perspective on IT design can serve as an eye-opener for what tends to be overlooked and left out. It yields innovative ideas and high quality software systems that may empower a large diversity of users for an active participation in our information society.

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Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3531148184
ISBN 13 
9783531148182
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
196
Editor
Zorn Isabel, Maass Susanne, Rommes Els, Schirmer Carola, Schelhowe Heidi