“Making” the Future: Conclusion of Making & the Maker Movement blog post series
The Maker movement evolved out of Punk and DIY culture and has grown at a rapid pace over the past six years, spurred by the creation of Make Magazine and the Maker Faire. A manifesto has been published (Hatch, 2014) and ‘how-to’ guides on making and building makerspaces abound …
Power, Access, Status: The Discourse of Race, Gender, and Class in the Maker Movement
This blog post is the fourth of five of the blog post series, “Making and the maker movement: A democratizing force or an example of cultural reproduction?” See the first blog post, second blog post, and third blog post.
Spaces and ‘Maker’ activities are promoted as being inclusive, open …
