Judy Wajcman
| Born | 12 December 1950 |
|---|---|
Main interests | Social studies of technology |
Major works | TechnoFeminism |
Judy Wajcman (born 12 December 1950),[1] is a Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
She was formerly a Professor of Sociology in the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. She has been a Visiting Professor at the Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business at London Business School, and at the Oxford Internet Institute. She has previously held posts in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester, Sydney, Tokyo, Vienna, Warwick and Zurich. She has also been a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. She was the first woman fellow at St. John's College, Cambridge (Norman Laski Research Fellow 1978–80).[2]
She was President (2010–2011) of the Society for the Social Studies of Science, and a council member from 1996–98 (4S). 4S website.
Research
Wajcman is probably best known for her analysis of the gendered nature of technology. She was one of the founding contributors to the social studies of technology, as well as to studies of gender, work, and organisations.
Her books include The Social Shaping of Technology, Feminism Confronts Technology, Managing Like a Man: Women and Men in Corporate Management, The Politics of Working Life and TechnoFeminism. She is also a co-editor of The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. Her work has been translated into French, German, Greek, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.
Selected bibliography
Books
- Wajcman, Judy (1983). Women in control: dilemmas of a workers co-operative. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312887377.
- Wajcman, Judy; MacKenzie, Donald (1985). The social shaping of technology: how the refrigerator got its hum. Milton Keynes Philadelphia: Open University Press. ISBN 9780335150267.
- Wajcman, Judy (1991). Feminism confronts technology. University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271008028.
- Wajcman, Judy (1998). Managing like a man: women and men in corporate management. University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271018485.
- Wajcman, Judy (2004). TechnoFeminism. Cambridge Malden, Massachusetts: Polity. ISBN 9780745630441.
- Wajcman, Judy; Edwards, Paul (2005). The politics of working life. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191556692.
- Wajcman, Judy; Hackett, Edward; Amsterdamska, Olga; Lynch, Michael (2008). The handbook of science and technology studies (3rd ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press Published in co-operation with the Society for the Social Studies of Science. ISBN 9781435605046.
- Wajcman, Judy (2015). Pressed for time: the acceleration of life in digital capitalism. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226196473.
Journal articles
- Wajcman, Judy (June 2000). "Feminism facing industrial relations in Britain". British Journal of Industrial Relations (Wiley) 38 (2): 183–201. doi:10.1111/1467-8543.00158.
- Wajcman, Judy (June 2000). "Reflections on gender and technology studies: In what state is the art?". Social Studies of Science (Sage) 30 (3): 447–464. doi:10.1177/030631200030003005.
- Wajcman, Judy; Bittman, Michael (September 2000). "The rush hour: the character of leisure time and gender equity". Social Forces (Oxford Journals) 79 (1): 165–189. doi:10.1093/sf/79.1.165.
- Wajcman, Judy; Martin, Bill; Riemens, Wendy (December 2000). "Managerial and professional careers in an era of organisational restructuring". Journal of Sociology (Sage) 36 (3): 329–344. doi:10.1177/144078330003600304.
- Wajcman, Judy; Martin, Bill (May 2004). "Markets, contingency and preferences: contemporary managers’ narrative identities". The Sociological Review (Wiley) 52 (2): 240–264. doi:10.1111/j.1467-954X.2004.00467.x.
- Wajcman, Judy (December 2006). "New connections: social studies of science and technology and studies of work". Work, Employment and Society (Sage) 20 (4): 773–786. doi:10.1177/0950017006069814.
- Wajcman, Judy (March 2008). "Life in the fast lane? Towards a sociology of technology and time". British Journal of Sociology (Wiley) 59 (1): 59–77. doi:10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00182.x.
- Wajcman, Judy; Bittman, Michael; Brown, Judith E. (August 2008). "Families without borders: mobile phones, connectedness and work-home divisions". Sociology (Sage) 42 (4): 635–652. doi:10.1177/0038038508091620.
- Wajcman, Judy; Bittman, Michael; Brown, Judith E. (December 2009). "The mobile phone, perpetual contact and time pressure". Work, Employment and Society (Sage) 23 (4): 673–691. doi:10.1177/0950017009344910.
- Wajcman, Judy (January 2010). "Feminist theories of technology". Cambridge Journal of Economics (Oxford Journals) 34 (1): 143–152. doi:10.1093/cje/ben057.
- Wajcman, Judy; Rose, Emily (July 2011). "Constant connectivity: rethinking interruptions at work". Organization Studies (Sage) 32 (7): 941–961. doi:10.1177/0170840611410829.
- Wajcman, Judy; Jones, Paul K. (September 2012). "Border communication: media sociology and STS". Media, Culture & Society (Sage) 34 (6): 673–690. doi:10.1177/0163443712449496.
Positions held
- Oxford Internet Institute:[3]
- Research Associate, October 2008 – September 2014
- Senior Research Fellow, October 2007 – October 2008
- Research Associate, March 2006 – October 2007
- Visiting Fellow, October 2005 – February 2006
References
- ↑ "Wajcman, Judy". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
data sheet (b. 12/12/50)
- ↑ Judy Wajcman LSE staff profile.
- ↑ Professor Judy Wajcman: Oxford Internet Institute
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