Technofeminist Storiographies - (Communicating Gender) by Kristine L Blair (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book recovers both historical and contemporary accounts of women's lived experiences of technology, from Ada Lovelace and Hedy Lamarr to women working in the tech industry today, juxtaposing those stories with larger cultural representations of women and technology.

Book Synopsis

This book recovers both historical and contemporary accounts of women's lived experiences of technology, from Ada Lovelace and Hedy Lamarr to women working in the tech industry today, juxtaposing those stories with larger cultural representations of women and technology.

Review Quotes

In this book, Kristine Blair, a feminist and humanist working in the field of digital technologies, gathers complexly related cultural material--films, graphic novels and books, websites, and the storied lives of iconic women--to weave a powerful new material history of women in the context of technological culture. The result is an immensely valuable, startling, and illuminating bridge between academic feminism and popular culture that represents and honors women's voices, spaces, and contributions in new and exciting ways

Having worked with Kristine Blair on the publication in 1999 of her first feminist-informed book, I couldn't be prouder than to see her newest 2019 book, Technofeminist Storiographies: Women, Information Technology, and Cultural Representation, make its timely appearance. Thoroughly researched, eloquently argued, and historically grounded, Blair's work here deserves our closest attention. We live in a time when the cultural moments she highlights must inform and shape our everyday work in and out of the university. There is no time for hesitation: we must act now. Blair's Technofeminist Storiographies urges us forward with her every word.

About the Author

Kristine L. Blair is professor of English and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Youngstown State University.