Hackerspaces : making the maker movement

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    • Davies, Sarah R.

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Hackerspaces : making the maker movement

Sarah R. Davies

Polity, 2017

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

A new industrial revolution. The age of making. From bits to atoms. Many people are excited by the possibilities offered by new fabrication technologies like 3D printers, and the way in which they are being used in hacker and makerspaces. But why is the power of hacking and making an idea whose time has come? Hackerspaces: Making the Maker Movement takes the rise of the maker movement as its starting point. Hacker and makerspaces, fab labs, and DIY bio spaces are emerging all over the world. Based on a study of hacker and makerspaces across the US, the book explores cultures of hacking and making in the context of wider social changes, arguing that excitement about the maker movement is not just about the availability of new technologies, but the kinds of citizens we are expected to be.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction There are a number of places this book could begin 2. Craft, DIY and Active Leisure It started with Stitch 'n' Bitch 3. Histories of Hacking and Making There should be diversity in the hackerspace movement, he says 4. How do Hackerspaces Work? Hacker and makerspaces can look, feel and smell quite different 5. The Hacker Spirit I'm a big advocate for this sort of lifestyle and culture 6. How do Hackerspaces Really Work? They don't have a sense of community that you find in a hackerspace 7. Exclusion Whatever it is females like to talk about 8. Cool Projects Rather, it was a Trojan horse 9. Emancipation and Commodification This was a movement that could do something good 10. Who is a Hacker? No one is claiming that involvement in a quilting circle is going to prompt a new industrial revolution 11. Conclusion Two reasons hacking is timely, and three reasons it is conflicted Notes Index

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  • NCID
    BB25283347
  • ISBN
    • 9781509501175
  • LCCN
    2016029144
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge [England]
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 192 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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