{"product_id":"hackerspaces-making-the-maker-movement-hardback-9781509501168","title":"Hackerspaces; Making the Maker Movement (Hardback) 9781509501168","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHackerspaces\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMaking the Maker Movement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah R. Davies (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509501168, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 February 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a well-written guide to hackerspaces and the rise of the maker movement. The book pleasingly embraces all kinds of making – a point made from the first page onwards, where sourdough-making is equated with more high-tech practices – and includes honest discussion of gender issues and exclusion. Excellent.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Gauntlett, University of Westminster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Sarah Davies provides deep insight in an accessible format into how hackerspace culture came to be, what makes it tick, and what questions we should be asking in this context.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustin Toombs, Indiana University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eAn enthusiastic but critically aware study of US \"hackerspaces\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eHackerspaces: Making the Maker Movement\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e There are a number of places this book could begin\u003cbr\u003e 2. Craft, DIY and Active Leisure\u003cbr\u003e It started with Stitch �n� Bitch\u003cbr\u003e 3. Histories of Hacking and Making\u003cbr\u003e There should be diversity in the hackerspace movement, he says\u003cbr\u003e 4. How do Hackerspaces Work?\u003cbr\u003e Hacker and makerspaces can look, feel and smell quite different\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Hacker Spirit\u003cbr\u003e I'm a big advocate for this sort of lifestyle and culture\u003cbr\u003e 6. How do Hackerspaces Really Work?\u003cbr\u003e They don't have a sense of community that you find in a hackerspace\u003cbr\u003e 7. Exclusion\u003cbr\u003e Whatever it is females like to talk about\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cool Projects\u003cbr\u003e Rather, it was a Trojan horse\u003cbr\u003e 9. Emancipation and Commodification\u003cbr\u003e This was a movement that could do something good\u003cbr\u003e 10. Who is a Hacker?\u003cbr\u003e No one is claiming that involvement in a quilting circle is going to prompt a new industrial revolution\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Two reasons hacking is timely, and three reasons it is conflicted\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441779962136,"sku":"9781509501168","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509501168.jpg?v=1785024589","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hackerspaces-making-the-maker-movement-hardback-9781509501168","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}