Book ID: CBB001212336

Mann und Maschine: Eine genealogische Wissenssoziologie des Ingenieurs und der modernen Technikwissenschaften, 1850--1930 (2012)

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Paulitz, Tanja (Author)


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Publication date: 2012
Language: German


Publication Date: 2012
Physical Details: 410 pp.

Die Herausbildung der modernen Technikwissenschaften vollzog sich nicht zuletzt auch als ein Diskurs über Männlichkeiten. Dass dieser weitaus brüchiger verlief als gemeinhin angenommen, macht dieses Buch deutlich. In ihrer wissenssoziologischen Analyse rekonstruiert Tanja Paulitz unterschiedliche diskursive Praktiken der Vergeschlechtlichung: Diese pendeln zwischen der Neutralisierung des Ingenieurs als "Vernunftwesen" und der Naturalisierung ursprünglich männlicher Produktivität. Entworfen wird einmal der rationale Maschinenwissenschaftler, ein andermal der begabte Mann der Tat - Männlichkeitsbilder, von denen auch das genuine Grundlagenwissen der Technik, wie die technische Mechanik und die Maschinentheorie, nicht unberührt geblieben sind.

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Description A gender analysis of science and engineering as masculine activities.


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Review Orland, Barbara (2013) Review of "Mann und Maschine: Eine genealogische Wissenssoziologie des Ingenieurs und der modernen Technikwissenschaften, 1850--1930". Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (pp. 196-197). unapi

Review Uhl, Karsten (2013) Review of "Mann und Maschine: Eine genealogische Wissenssoziologie des Ingenieurs und der modernen Technikwissenschaften, 1850--1930". NTM: Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Technik und Medizin (pp. 338-340). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Wajcman, Judy
Dinçkal, Noyan
Engel, Magali Gouveia
Gagen, Wendy Jane
Godin, Benoît
Herbert, Christopher
Journals
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
History of Psychology
Journal of Social History
Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy
Technology and Culture
Publishers
McGill-Queen's University Press
Oxford University Press
University of Chicago Press
Springer International Publishing
Amsterdam University Press
Bucknell University Press
Concepts
Technology and society
Masculinity
Technology and culture
Gender identity
Technological innovation
Psychology
People
Edison, Thomas Alva
Li Wenyu (1840–1911)
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
20th century, late
21st century
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
Places
Great Britain
China
United States
Brazil
British Columbia (Canada)
California (U.S.)
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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