Gênero no "conteúdo" da tecnologia:

exemplos em desenvolvimento de software

Autores

  • Verónica Sanz University of California, Berkeley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52712/issn.1850-0013-485

Palavras-chave:

estudos feministas da tecnologia, co-construção de gênero e tecnologia, roteiros de gênero, desenvolvimento de software

Resumo

O feminismo construtivista da tecnologia das últimas duas décadas tem demonstrado a co- construção do gênero e da tecnologia, criticando a concepção tradicional da ciência e da tecnologia, que considerava que as relações de gênero eram "externas" ao conteúdo tecnológico dos artefatos. O feminismo construtivista afirma que o gênero não só se “associa” às tecnologias após estas terem sido construídas, mas que este é incorporado na própria materialidade dos artefatos, o que supõe a implicação do gênero no próprio “conteúdo” da tecnologia. Os processos de generização são incorporados no nível "material" destas, embora entendendo "material" de modo amplo (pois, por exemplo, consideramos o software como "conteúdo" das TI, apesar de seu suporte não ser físico). Se as relações de gênero estão "incorporadas" aos aparelhos, estes, por sua vez, vão contribuir para a construção e reforço dessas relações. Para isso, utilizaremos o conceito de "roteiros de gênero" (gender scripts) de Margaret Akrich (por sua vez, baseada no conceito de "roteiro tecnológico" de Steve Woolgar) para dois casos particulares de desenvolvimento de software nos quais os aspectos de gênero passam, já desde o início, a fazer parte da produção tecnológica.

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Biografia do Autor

Verónica Sanz, University of California, Berkeley

Investigadora visitante, Departamento de Gender and Women’s Studies.

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2016-01-30

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Sanz, V. (2016). Gênero no "conteúdo" da tecnologia:: exemplos em desenvolvimento de software. Revista Iberoamericana De Ciencia, Tecnología Y Sociedad - CTS, 11(31), 93–118. https://doi.org/10.52712/issn.1850-0013-485

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