judy wajcman feminism confronts technology

But I think about technologies as crystallizations of society so I make the argument that if we have society that's characterized by hierarchical gender relations, race relations and various kinds of inequalities, that these will be reflected in the kinds of technologies we get. One of the main themes generally in the field has been how much the technologies we have actually reflect society. '.When we think about technologies we often think about technologies as somehow neutral. The award was the recognition of that work, that accumulation of work over a long period of time.' '.If you can think back that far when chips were new, I've been part of contributing to what's now a flourishing field in social science, looking deeply and in detail on the impact of technology on every aspect of our private lives, on work, how we communicate and how we live. What led you to receive your Career Achievement Award from the American Sociological Association? PARTIAL EXTRACTS AND QUOTES FROM THE EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION:Ĭongratulations on your tremendous success. To listen to the interview, click on this MP3 file link Her latest book is Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism (University of Chicago Press, 2015).

Her work has been translated into French, German, Greek, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. Her books include: The Politics of Working Life, TechnoFeminism, Managing Like a Man: Women and Men in Corporate Management, Feminism Confronts Technology and The Social Shaping of Technology. Ogburn Career Achievement Award of the American Sociological Association. She was President of the Society for the Social Studies of Science and is a recipient of the CITASA William F. She has held posts in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester, Sydney, Tokyo, Vienna, Warwick and Zurich.

She was previously Professor of Sociology in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. Judy Wajcman is the Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Judy Wajcman. Judy Wajcman, Globally Renowned Professor London School of Economics, Best-selling Author

Judy wajcman feminism confronts technology