Place, Objects, Gender, and Class: Slater Mill and Virtual Light

Place, Objects, Gender, and Class: Slater Mill and Virtual Light Places where people live and work and the objects that people own define and express their gender and class. This idea is evident in industrial America, in the era of Slater Mill, and post-industrial America, particularly in the novel Virtual Light by William Gibson. In the novel, descriptions of the high-class parties and the rich, lavish, and spacious workplaces all pertain to men. The men …

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