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Feminist Challenges in the Information Age

Information as a Social Resource

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-11
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Christiane Floyd, Govind Kelkar, Silvie Klein-Franke, Cheris Kramarae, Cirila P. Limpangog
      Pages 13-15

  3. Building International Learning Communities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-18
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    2. The Challenges of Building ifu

      • Christiane Floyd, Silvie Klein-Franke
      Pages 19-36

    3. Students’ Motivations for Joining ifu

      • Christiane Floyd
      Pages 37-39

    4. The Experience of Living ifu

      • Govind Kelkar, Cheris Kramarae, Cirila P. Limpangog
      Pages 41-51

    5. Revising Sisterhood: from Unity to Affinity

      • Sabina Mihelj
      Pages 53-66

    6. Linguistic Expressions Connecting Women Across Cultures

      • Dorcas Mofoluwake Akande
      Pages 67-74

  4. Gendering Information Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-76
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    2. Cross-Cultural Cooperation in Designing Information Resources

      • Mona El Tobgui, Judith Gregory, Djesika Amendah, Zubeeda Banu Quraishy, Tone Bratteteig, Khatuna Dzotsenidze et al.
      Pages 77-89

    3. Bringing Gender Issues to Technology Design

      • Tone Bratteteig
      Pages 91-105

    4. Women in Computing

      • Marsha Woodbury
      Pages 107-117

    5. Technological Change and Cultural Ceilings

      • Govind Kelkar
      Pages 119-131

  5. Enhancing Communication

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-134
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    2. Cyberfeminism Crossover: Talking about Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Experiences

      • Jutta Weber, Irene Aterido, Iskra Dimitrova, Claudia Draude, Miriam Engelhardt, Monika Graus et al.
      Pages 135-146

    3. Spinning at Computers

      • Antje Eske, Tatjana Beer
      Pages 147-160

    4. Imaginative Visualizations: Enriching Women’s Workplace Skills

      • Ina Wagner
      Pages 161-174

    5. Performing Borders: Gender and Technology in Diasporic Culture

      • Ursula Biemann, Berta Jottar
      Pages 175-185

  6. Supporting Cooperative, Interactive Learning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-188
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    2. A Culture of Cooperation: Making the Journey the Destination

      • Lisa Link, Therona Moodley, Heike Pienkoss, Sara Sanchez Mera, Birgit Thies, Joyce Agalo et al.
      Pages 189-202
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About this book

In the last three decades, women's intervention in the social and natural sci­ ences, in medicine and technology has introduced new paradigms. We have to admit that it takes time and energy to influence these fields in a feministic way. Women do not only work for the growth of knowledge, but also for the trans­ formation of knowledge systems. This book is about using knowledge for action in an interdisciplinary effort focussing on information as a social resource. Women's approach to the information age is different, as becomes visible in this book: Women's scholarly explorations include not only developing technol­ ogy, but also improving communication and networking, as well as supporting democratic processes by taking advantage of the tremendous technological op­ tions. I am convinced that this approach is vital for living the information soci­ ety, and that it will also make fields relating to information technology more at­ tractive to women. This book is the outcome of the Project Area INFORMATION of the Interna­ tional Women's University (ifo) held at the University of Hamburg in the sum­ mer 2000. As the Deputy Minister for Science and Research of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg I was responsible for promoting this study program. The international gathering of 150 participants was a most exciting event. The experience of ifo has enriched me as a scientist, as a feminist and as a politician.

About the authors

Christiane Floyd, Professor and Head of the Software Engineering Group at the Informatics Department, University of Hamburg;
Govind Kelkar, Ph.D. in Political Economy, Professor of History and Gender and Development Studies, Consultant for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);
Silvie Klein-Franke, Ph.D. Immunobiology/Biochemistry; further education in affirmative action;
Cheris Kramarae, Professor, Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon;
Cirilia P. Limpangog, B.Sc. Mass Communication, Master in Public Administration, post graduate fellow in Germany on 'Gender and Corruption'.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Feminist Challenges in the Information Age

  • Book Subtitle: Information as a Social Resource

  • Editors: Christiane Floyd

  • Series Title: Schriftenreihe der internationalen Frauenuniversität "Technik und Kultur"

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-94954-7

  • Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-8100-3255-3Published: 31 January 2002

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-322-94954-7Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 421

  • Number of Illustrations: 103 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Sciences, general

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