Digital Culture & Society (DCS) Vol. 6, Issue 2 - Laborious Play and Playful Work II (Paperback)

As DIY digital maker culture proliferates globally, research on these practices is also maturing. Still, particular terminologies dominate beyond their Western contexts, and technocultural histories of making are often rendered as over-simplified technomyths that render invisible diverse local practices. This special issue brings together contributions that highlight how historicising plays a role in mythmaking and the creation of social imaginaries. The peer-reviewed articles present cultural-historical perspectives, technology and design histories and historiographies, and alternative histories related to postcolonial resistance. The contributions illustrate the relevance of craft to making as a reparative practice after the Salvadoran Civil War and as a leisure activity to spark "innovation" in mid-century corporate culture; the political-economic background to the diffusion and differentiation of community workshops in contemporary Spain and post-war Germany; and the various aesthetics and politics of technology culture manifestos over the years.The issue features an interview with Peter Harper of the Alternative Technology movement by Simon Sadler, as well as an interview with Felix Holm and Sune Stassen on the antecedents of making and design in South Africa. The special issue is rounded off with six short alternative (hi)stories of DIY making including multiple practices, geographies and temporalities.

General

Imprint:	Transcript Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Digital Culture & Society
Release date:	December 2021
Authors:	Pablo Abend • Sonia Fizek • Mathias Fuchs • Karin Wenz
Dimensions:	239 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-3-8376-4955-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies
LSN:	3-8376-4955-5
Barcode:	9783837649550

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