Full Description
What is a specifically feminist perspective on science and technology? Focusing in particular on the socio-cultural implications of the latest scientific and technological developments, this book proposes a site of resistance to hegemonic discourses and practices of science and technology.Four sections cover science as a whole, the new technologies of the postmodern era, bio-medical discourses and nature. A distinguished cast of contributors explore the central feminist concerns in each arena, through the metaphors of monster, mother goddess and cyborg. They argue that feminists cannot ignore the emancipatory as well as the oppressive potentials of technology. Bringing together 'natural' and 'social' scientists, the book paves the way for a specifically feminist strategy for science, technology and health care.
Contents
On the construction of feminist subjects of science and technology; monsters, cyborgs, feminism and science; women of colour and the monster metaphor; moving beyond the metaphor in population and development dialogues; feminism and the concept of home in cyberspace; dialogues with dolphins and other extraterrestrials - displacement in gendered space; the tale of the universe for others; the salutary tale of the pre-embryo; the decline of the one-size-fits-all paradigm; postmodern visitations of the post-menopausal body; between feminist critique and the threat of medicalization; gynogenesis - a lesbian appropriation of reproductive technologies; feminism, environmental ethics and objectivity; on healing self/nature; femininity, ecology, power; does woman speak for nature?
