Feminist Hackerspace as a Place of Infrastructure Production
| dc.contributor.author | Savić, Selena | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wuschitz, Stefanie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-14T22:50:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-14T22:50:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-01 | |
| dc.description | 21 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Work in a (feminist) hackerspace relies on the circulation of knowledge and availability of hardware. In contemporary maker scene, the majority of these resources is created in male-dominated circles and handed over to female identified makers to act upon and appropriate. Attempts to reconcile the disbalance in gender participation with pink-colored microcontrollers only reinforced existing gender and cultural stereotypes. Instead of adding to the growing voice of critique of exclusionist and inclusionist practices, we take a critical stand towards feminist hacking practice itself: we look at what is produced by feminist hackerspaces. Using standpoint theory to analyze the experience of working with one particular self-organized group of feminist artists and developers, this paper looks at practice in feminist hackerspaces as a way to create and share essential infrastructure with female or transgender identified makers. We analyze patterns of mutual self-help through sharing and learning, and their role in creating feminist infrastructure. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Savić S. & Stefanie W. (2018). Feminist Hackerspace as a Place of Infrastructure Production. Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology, No. 13. https://doi.org/10.5399/uo/ada.2018.13.10 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2325-0496 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/26790 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Fembot Collective | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.title | Feminist Hackerspace as a Place of Infrastructure Production | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |