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1. Judy Wajcman

Pressed for Time

The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. Most of us complain that there aren't enough hours in the day and too many e-mails in our thumb-accessible inboxes. This widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now ingrained in our culture, and smartphones and the Internet are continually being blamed. But isn't the sole purpose of the smartphone to give us such quick access to people and information that we'll be free to do other things? Isn't technology supposed to make our lives easier? In Pressed for Time, Judy Wajcman explains why we immediately interpret our experiences with digital technology as inexorably accelerating everyday life. She argues that we are not mere hostages to communication devices, and the sense of always being rushed is the result of the priorities and parameters we ourselves set rather than the machines that help us set them. Indeed, being busy and having action-packed lives has become valorized by our productivity driven culture. Wajcman offers a bracing historical perspective, exploring the commodification of clock time, and how the speed of the industrial age became identified with progress. She also delves into the ways time-use differs for diverse groups in modern societies, showing how changes in work patterns, family arrangements, and parenting all affect time stress. Bringing together empirical research on time use and theoretical debates about dramatic digital developments, this accessible and engaging book will leave readers better versed in how to use technology to navigate life's fast lane.

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La tirannia del tempo. L'accelerazione della vita nell'era del capitalismo digitale

L'immagine più comune che abbiamo di noi stessi è quella di persone sempre di corsa, prive di controllo sul proprio tempo e ostaggi dello smartphone. Niente più che uno stereotipo, sostiene Judy Wajcman: i device tecnologici hanno anche un potente valore emancipatorio, e molti studi dimostrano che dagli anni Sessanta a oggi il tempo libero a disposizione in realtà è aumentato. Siamo invece schiavi di un mito dell'accelerazione che vanta una lunga tradizione, e di un modello di vita indaffarata che spesso è solo uno status symbol. La tirannia del tempo invita a ripensare il dibattito sui nuovi equilibri tra lavoro e vita privata e sulle dinamiche emergenti della nostra società.

1. Judy Wajcman

TechnoFeminism

* Gives an up--to--date analysis of the relations between gender and technology * Deals with popular themes such as Donna Harraway's work on "cyborgs" * Provides a continuation to the arguments that Wajcman made in her previous Polity book Feminism Confronts Technology.

1. Judy Wajcman

TechnoFeminism

* Gives an up--to--date analysis of the relations between gender and technology * Deals with popular themes such as Donna Harraway's work on "cyborgs" * Provides a continuation to the arguments that Wajcman made in her previous Polity book Feminism Confronts Technology.

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2. Judy Wajcman

The Social Shaping of Technology

Demonstrates that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. This book features arguments about the relation of technology to society. It examines different types of technology and argues that social scientists have tended to ignore the question of what shapes technology?

WOMEN GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY

Looks into the co-creation of gender and technology. This work explores how gender and technology work in particular domains, including film narratives, reproductive technologies, information technology, and the profession of engineering. It provides a perspective on the foundational idea that gender and technology co-create one another.