The Gender of Things

How Epistemic and Technological Objects Become Gendered

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Contributor(s)
Rentetzi, Maria (editor)
Language
English
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Abstract
Gender studies; feminist new materialism; gendered objects; history of science; material culture; technoscience
URI
https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/122304
Keywords
Gender studies; feminist new materialism; gendered objects; history of science;material culture; technoscience
ISBN
9781032459097, 9781032459127, 9781003379225
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publisher website
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/
Publication date and place
2024
Imprint
Routledge
Review type
Proposal
Anonymity
Single-anonymised
Reviewer type
Internal editor; External peer reviewer
Review stage
Pre-publication
Open review
No
Publish responsibility
Publisher

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    In this book, we discuss the changing medical and public profile of fungal infections in the period 1850–2000. We consider four sets of diseases: ringworm and athlete’s foot (dermatophytosis); thrush or candidiasis (infection ...
  • Chapter 4 Godofredo and Françoise Travel Around the WorldPeer Reviewed
    Rentetzi , Maria (2024)
    This chapter focuses on Françoise, a dummy figure of the upper part of the female human body used for calibrating radiation detectors in laboratories around the world. From spring 1962 to the end of 1965, Godofredo Gómez ...