We point out several concerns that we have with the arguments Dr. Franklin makes in her lectures-turned-book: the ineffectiveness of her holistic and prescriptive technologies frame, her deeply cynical view on policy, and other thorny places that her arguments lead (like the Soviet Union).
The Real World of Technology, Ursula FranklinShow Notes Cold War peace movement Peace movements in Canada Second-wave feminism (to which Dr. Franklin’s feminism approximately belongs to)Here’s the great cover of the book from the ’80s–note that at no time are floppy disks mentioned in the book.
Dr. Franklin does not advocate throwing floppy discs at people’s faces, presumablyUpcoming BookSeptember (8.16 and 8.17): Evolution as a Religion: Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears, Mary Midgley
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