Gender Research as Knowledge Resource in Technology and Engineering. Lecture by Lena Trojer. Lecture Series "For Future Innovations: Gender in Science and Technology"

Beschreibung

When bringing forward discussions of gender, we tend to go into a practice of counting heads i.e. how many women are present in which functions, especially in sectors of technology and engineering. Seldom are gender issues seen as knowledge and technology generating. The presentation will illustrate what kind of value addition certain academic activities can have starting in gender related issues. Epistemological comments are presented on feminist technoscience as fostering and trying to advance our understanding of knowledge production in technology and engineering.

Zeitraum	11 Jän. 2012
Veranstaltungstyp	Gastvortrag
Ort	ÖsterreichAuf Karte anzeigen