Article ID: CBB671592449

Exposing Technowashing: To Mitigate Technosocial Inequalities (March 2020)

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Christine Perakslis (Author)


IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
Volume: 39
Issue: 1
Pages: 88


Publication Date: March 2020
Edition Details: Department: Last Word
Language: English

The term whitewashing is a metaphor derived from the practice of applying substances onto surfaces of walls to conceal unwelcome elements, thereby giving the eye-gate a false impression. Thus, the reality of the situation is surreptitiously glossed over. Greenwashing is a label for an organization that creates a false portrayal of environmentally friendly practices or products. Redwashing refers to an organization that claims exemplary corporate citizenship; yet such companies may sponsor humanitarian programs for indigenous groups, while destroying the lands of these same populations. History is often whitewashed; our peers reviewed literary works and appropriately questioned unexplained omissions in otherwise encyclopedic accounts of artificial women.

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Authors & Contributors
Christine Perakslis
Fernandez, Rodrigo
Neil Urquhart
The Anh Han
Petkov, Dejan
Bo Ruberg
Concepts
Technology and society
Sociotechnical systems
Technology and gender
Computers and computing
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Social justice
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
19th century
20th century, late
Places
United States
Tanzania (Tanganyika, Zanzibar)
North Africa
Europe
India
Africa
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