When Technology Was Female: Histories of Construction and Deconstruction, 1917-1989

Continuities and ruptures between the early Soviet (c. 1917) and late state socialist (c. 1980s) periods are examined through detailed discussions of a wide range of women's artistic practices, including Liubov Popova, Varvara Stepanova, Tina Bara, Sibylle Bergemann, Vra Chytilov, Natalia LL, Dora Maurer, the Erfurt Women Artists' Group, Bla KolFov, Evelyn Richter, Zorka Sglov, and many others. Featuring over one hundred images of works ranging from costume sketches and stage maquettes, to photographs and film stills, the book offers a sweeping study of over seventy years of women's artistic production and is meant for any reader engaged at the intersections of feminist and (post-)socialist art histories.