Feminist Hackerspace as a Place of Infrastructure Production
Loading...
Authors
Wuschitz, Stefanie
Author (Corporation)
Publication date
04/2018
Typ of student thesis
Course of study
Type
01A - Journal article
Editors
Editor (Corporation)
Supervisor
Parent work
Ada (Eugene): a journal of gender, new media and technology
Special issue
Radical Feminist Storytelling and Speculative Fiction: Creating new worlds by re-imagining hacking
DOI of the original publication
Series
Series number
Volume
Issue / Number
13
Pages / Duration
Patent number
Publisher / Publishing institution
University of Oregon Libraries
Place of publication / Event location
Edition
Version
Programming language
Assignee
Practice partner / Client
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.
Keywords
feminist hacking, hackerspace, infrastructure, pink hardware, making, feminist standpoint theory
Subject (DDC)
Event
Exhibition start date
Exhibition end date
Conference start date
Conference end date
Date of the last check
ISBN
ISSN
2325-0496
Language
English
Created during FHNW affiliation
Yes
Strategic action fields FHNW
Publication status
Published
Review
Peer review of the complete publication
Open access category
License
Citation
Savic, S., & Wuschitz, S. (2018). Feminist Hackerspace as a Place of Infrastructure Production. Ada (Eugene): A Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology, 13. https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-3915