DIY Citizenship
Critical Making and Social Media
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Communication, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Reference
| Author: | Steve Mann, Kate Milberry, Henry Jenkins, PhD, Christina Dunbar-Hester, Brenda McPhail, Andrew Clement, Karen Louise Smith, Jennette Weber, Joseph Ferenbok, Alex Tichine, Red Chidgey, Catherine Burwell, Ian Reilly, Kate Orton-Johnson, Alexandra Bal, Jason Nolan, Yukari Seko, Jennifer Jenson, Negin Dahya, Stephanie Fisher, Stephen Gilbert, Yasmin B. Kafai, Kylie Peppler, Daniela K Rosner, Miki Foster, Mandy Rose, Suzanne de Castell, Carl DiSalvo, Michael Murphy, David J. Phillips, Karen Pollock, Ann Light, Lorraine Leeson, Toby Borland, The Geezers, Emily Rose Michaud, Owen McSwiney, Joel McKim, Lana Swartz, Kevin Driscoll, Joshua McVeigh-Schultz, Rosa Reitsamer, Elke Zobl, Chris Atton, Mike Ananny, Graham Meikle, Matt Ratto, Megan Boler | ISBN: | 9780262321228 |
| Publisher: | The MIT Press | Publication: | February 7, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The MIT Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Steve Mann, Kate Milberry, Henry Jenkins, PhD, Christina Dunbar-Hester, Brenda McPhail, Andrew Clement, Karen Louise Smith, Jennette Weber, Joseph Ferenbok, Alex Tichine, Red Chidgey, Catherine Burwell, Ian Reilly, Kate Orton-Johnson, Alexandra Bal, Jason Nolan, Yukari Seko, Jennifer Jenson, Negin Dahya, Stephanie Fisher, Stephen Gilbert, Yasmin B. Kafai, Kylie Peppler, Daniela K Rosner, Miki Foster, Mandy Rose, Suzanne de Castell, Carl DiSalvo, Michael Murphy, David J. Phillips, Karen Pollock, Ann Light, Lorraine Leeson, Toby Borland, The Geezers, Emily Rose Michaud, Owen McSwiney, Joel McKim, Lana Swartz, Kevin Driscoll, Joshua McVeigh-Schultz, Rosa Reitsamer, Elke Zobl, Chris Atton, Mike Ananny, Graham Meikle, Matt Ratto, Megan Boler |
| ISBN: | 9780262321228 |
| Publisher: | The MIT Press |
| Publication: | February 7, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The MIT Press |
| Language: | English |
How social media and DIY communities have enabled new forms of political participation that emphasize doing and making rather than passive consumption.
Today, DIY—do-it-yourself—describes more than self-taught carpentry. Social media enables DIY citizens to organize and protest in new ways (as in Egypt's “Twitter revolution” of 2011) and to repurpose corporate content (or create new user-generated content) in order to offer political counternarratives. This book examines the usefulness and limits of DIY citizenship, exploring the diverse forms of political participation and “critical making” that have emerged in recent years. The authors and artists in this collection describe DIY citizens whose activities range from activist fan blogging and video production to knitting and the creation of community gardens.
Contributors examine DIY activism, describing new modes of civic engagement that include Harry Potter fan activism and the activities of the Yes Men. They consider DIY making in learning, culture, hacking, and the arts, including do-it-yourself media production and collaborative documentary making. They discuss DIY and design and how citizens can unlock the black box of technological infrastructures to engage and innovate open and participatory critical making. And they explore DIY and media, describing activists' efforts to remake and reimagine media and the public sphere. As these chapters make clear, DIY is characterized by its emphasis on “doing” and making rather than passive consumption. DIY citizens assume active roles as interventionists, makers, hackers, modders, and tinkerers, in pursuit of new forms of engaged and participatory democracy.
Contributors
Mike Ananny, Chris Atton, Alexandra Bal, Megan Boler, Catherine Burwell, Red Chidgey, Andrew Clement, Negin Dahya, Suzanne de Castell, Carl DiSalvo, Kevin Driscoll, Christina Dunbar-Hester, Joseph Ferenbok, Stephanie Fisher, Miki Foster, Stephen Gilbert, Henry Jenkins, Jennifer Jenson, Yasmin B. Kafai, Ann Light, Steve Mann, Joel McKim, Brenda McPhail, Owen McSwiney, Joshua McVeigh-Schultz, Graham Meikle, Emily Rose Michaud, Kate Milberry, Michael Murphy, Jason Nolan, Kate Orton-Johnson, Kylie A. Peppler, David J. Phillips, Karen Pollock, Matt Ratto, Ian Reilly, Rosa Reitsamer, Mandy Rose, Daniela K. Rosner, Yukari Seko, Karen Louise Smith, Lana Swartz, Alex Tichine, Jennette Weber, Elke Zobl
How social media and DIY communities have enabled new forms of political participation that emphasize doing and making rather than passive consumption.
Today, DIY—do-it-yourself—describes more than self-taught carpentry. Social media enables DIY citizens to organize and protest in new ways (as in Egypt's “Twitter revolution” of 2011) and to repurpose corporate content (or create new user-generated content) in order to offer political counternarratives. This book examines the usefulness and limits of DIY citizenship, exploring the diverse forms of political participation and “critical making” that have emerged in recent years. The authors and artists in this collection describe DIY citizens whose activities range from activist fan blogging and video production to knitting and the creation of community gardens.
Contributors examine DIY activism, describing new modes of civic engagement that include Harry Potter fan activism and the activities of the Yes Men. They consider DIY making in learning, culture, hacking, and the arts, including do-it-yourself media production and collaborative documentary making. They discuss DIY and design and how citizens can unlock the black box of technological infrastructures to engage and innovate open and participatory critical making. And they explore DIY and media, describing activists' efforts to remake and reimagine media and the public sphere. As these chapters make clear, DIY is characterized by its emphasis on “doing” and making rather than passive consumption. DIY citizens assume active roles as interventionists, makers, hackers, modders, and tinkerers, in pursuit of new forms of engaged and participatory democracy.
Contributors
Mike Ananny, Chris Atton, Alexandra Bal, Megan Boler, Catherine Burwell, Red Chidgey, Andrew Clement, Negin Dahya, Suzanne de Castell, Carl DiSalvo, Kevin Driscoll, Christina Dunbar-Hester, Joseph Ferenbok, Stephanie Fisher, Miki Foster, Stephen Gilbert, Henry Jenkins, Jennifer Jenson, Yasmin B. Kafai, Ann Light, Steve Mann, Joel McKim, Brenda McPhail, Owen McSwiney, Joshua McVeigh-Schultz, Graham Meikle, Emily Rose Michaud, Kate Milberry, Michael Murphy, Jason Nolan, Kate Orton-Johnson, Kylie A. Peppler, David J. Phillips, Karen Pollock, Matt Ratto, Ian Reilly, Rosa Reitsamer, Mandy Rose, Daniela K. Rosner, Yukari Seko, Karen Louise Smith, Lana Swartz, Alex Tichine, Jennette Weber, Elke Zobl
