La asunción del género neutro en la teoría y práctica de la organización del conocimiento

Abstract

The aim of this research is to contribute to criticism studies on genre and knowledge organization and organizations. We will pay special attention to sexism in their structure. Along this study, we will discuss whether knowledge organization theory and practice are masculinized. We will focus on knowledge organization systems indicating its relevance and implications. Different theories on knowledge organization have different perspectives on genre construction. It is necessary to become aware of genre construction for a future development of new knowledge organization theories and practices. It is necessary that genre related matters are not assumed as something implicit in this field as it has generally been done hitherto. We will pay special attention to genre in knowledge organization. Also, we will centre our attention on the language used to build up knowledge; a language that tends to represent a part of us and not all of us, in spite of the assumption of the neuter genre. We will see that organization theory accepts the male vision and its values as a status quo and consequently, it contributes to institutionalized practices genre inequality perpetuation.