When is a Technology not a Technology? When it's Women's Work.

The article discusses the relationship between weaving and hospitality, with a particular focus on women's labor. Emphasis is given to the mythological weavers Penelope, Philomela, and Arachne. According to the author, the stories of these women both celebrate women's labour and creativity and detai...

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Publicado en:Australian Journal of French Studies (Australian Journal of French Studies) Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 129 - 144
Autor principal: STILL, JUDITH
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Liverpool University Press / Journals May-Aug2011
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        Weaving
        Women weavers
        Sexual division of labor
        Philomela (Greek mythology)
        Penelope (Greek mythology)
        Arachne (Greek mythology)
        Derrida, Jacques, 1930-2004
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