Article ID: CBB495196383

Hierarchies in the Circuitry: Women, Information Technology and Scholarship (WITS) at Illinois (2013)

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Scholars such as the feminist philosopher of science, Sandra Harding, have long promoted thinking about diverse ways of knowing among various groups of people—from everyday concerns to “expert” knowledge, from indigenous wisdom to modern scientific approaches. WITS, the Women, Information Technology and Scholarship group at the University of Illinois, formed in the 1990s was one example of an attempt to live within, observe, and intervene in technological and social webs, putting feminist ideals to work in a practical and material way. By attending to the exclusions and inclusions of infrastructures, WITS helped shape ICTs both within and beyond Illinois by asking questions like: How are teaching and learning across geographic, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries altered by information and communication technologies? How are these machines and infrastructures altered by the various people using them?

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Authors & Contributors
Mohun, Arwen P.
Kate M. Miltner
Stimmel, Carol L.
Shetterly, Margot Lee
Julia Gül Erdogan
Vogel, William F.
Concepts
Technology and gender
Women and technology
Computers and computing
Technology
Women and Work
History of Computing
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Finland
Great Britain
Africa
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