Reproductive labor and innovation: against the tech fix in an era of hype

"Reproductive Labor contends that the move towards techno-scientific innovation in contemporary American life has come at the expense of the care work, or reproductive labor, so necessary to make society function. Jennifer Denbow shows how this focus on technology as a quick fix is a historical...

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Main Author: Denbow, Jennifer M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press 2024
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:"Reproductive Labor contends that the move towards techno-scientific innovation in contemporary American life has come at the expense of the care work, or reproductive labor, so necessary to make society function. Jennifer Denbow shows how this focus on technology as a quick fix is a historical outgrowth of the neoliberal drive to privatizing public services. The systemic devaluation of reproductive labor, which is coded feminine and racialized, has resulted in both the impoverishment of those who perform care work and the disproportionate flow of resources towards "innovative" techno-scientific solutions. Denbow analyzes the precarity and marginalization of reproductive labor through platforms like Care.com, as well as how cutting-edge technologies like gene editing are being presented as panaceas to social ills while bypassing key ethical questions around such technologies. By drawing connections between seemingly disparate phenomenon, Denbow passionately illustrates the importance of protecting and funding reproductive labor"--
Item Description:Bevorzugte Informationsquelle Landingpage (Duke), da weder Titelblatt noch Impressum vorhanden
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 227 Seiten) Illustrationen
DOI:10.1215/9781478060024

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