WOMENST 1A03 Lecture 10: Lecture Ten (Mar.30.16)
25 Jul 2016
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King argues that the objects that surround us- architecture, clothing, at, utilitarian objects, anything designed - are gendered. We assign value (aesthetic and/or cultural) to objects based upon the gender (real or expected) of its creator. Divisions in the art world between decorative arts or craft and fine art or. Design , where the former is feminine and the latter is masculine. Women do the soft jobs and are the guinea pigs of the man"s designs and creations. Ex) men had an idea where the women would just tap their phone in their front pockets and it"d work with the screen. But women don"t carry their phones in their front pocket. Peak of zines was in the 1990"s and early 2000"s i. e. pre- internet ubiquity. Fan culture (sci-fi in the 1930"s, punch in the 70"s and riot grrl in the 90"s)
