Patrick Danahy
Hi, I am Pat Danahy and I am a Junior STS major. I took this class because of the great recomendations it got by some fellow students. For my project I am thinking about doing it on the microwave. The reason why and how microwave tech came out at the time it did, the reasons it has been used the way it has, the perspective on human society that its use displays, and the effects it has had on society specificly the institute of the Home and Family.
I also thought about doing the tennis shoe, but havn't thought about it in as much depth. Let me know if you have any feed back.
Thanks,
Pat
Posted at Feb 13/2006 12:59AM:
Michael Shanks: great topic - do you have a microwave - start with that one if you do.
Posted at Feb 22/2006 01:04PM:
[klfsong]: So my parents never cooked. Seriously. Never. Everything I ate growing up was microwavable. We owned no pots and pans. I've come to develop a maternal relationship with the microwave. When I was little, I though that mircowaves produced food.
Posted at Feb 27/2006 12:08PM:
Stefan Vraspir: I brought the most old school microwave with me to Stanford...seriously, this thing is almost as old as I am. It has no buttons, no power settings...just a timer dial. You might want to think about how the microwave has emerged from just another kitchen appliance to, in the case of Katie, the primary means of cooking, and how this change is reflected in the attributes of the microwave.
Posted at Mar 06/2006 01:06PM:
Brenden Lane: This year, for the first time ever, I have to cook for myself all the time. Without a microwave and frozen food, I would starve. This is easily the most-used appliance in my room, and I have no idea how or why it works. It's the ultimate black box: I put something in there, and a little while later something I want comes out of it.
Posted at Mar 06/2006 01:20PM:
Michael Shanks: think also of the urban myths about microwaves (and their mysteries)
- you know the one about the owner who put their cat in the microwave to dry it off after a bath ...
