Technology, Race, and Gender
Technology, Race, and Gender
This chapter examines the issues of how, by whom, and to whom small machines were sold, or by what other routes they encapsulated, transgressed, or transformed racial boundaries and gender divisions. It discusses sewing machines as racial goods, examines the racial terms in which Singer saw itself conducting business in India, and describes how bicycles became a symbol of racial and sexual transgression. Finally, the chapter examines how the use of the typewriter raised significant questions about race and gender.
Keywords: small machines, racial boundaries, gender divisions, sewing machines, racial terms, Singer, bicycles, typewriter, race, gender
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