M3ta

Everything is political, and so are Hack[er]spaces, Ma[c]ke[r]spaces, and so are we. Let's talk about it.

Towards an analysis of what was, what is, and what could be.

A 'project' by

• verr
• PeterTheOne

Aspects:

• Inclusiveness
• Accessibility
• Production
• Hierarchies (“Doocracy”)
• Environmentalism
• Privilege
• Role-models?

Problems:

• “God complex” of technology
• Mansplaining & MINT-splaining
• Applying technology/natSci methods to socSci/humanities
• Denial of perspectives
• Conspiracy theories
• Sexism / Racism / Lookism / …
• Who does the/what work?

• Awareness
• Manifest
• Discussion Evening / Afternoon
• Movie Event
• Lecture / Talk
• Camping / Klausur

Texts:

• Hackerspace Diversity
• Hacker ethic: jargon, Wikipedia
• hackerspaces.org/Theory
• Hacking the Spaces
• Rewriting Hacking the Spaces
• a comparison of fab lab and hackerspace ecosystems
• Production and governance in hackerspaces: A manifestation of Commons-based peer production in the physical realm?
• https://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/equality
• Metalab/29c3 Diskussion rund um das Thema
• Changing Worlds Conference Blog und Gedanken zum Thema

Videos:

• HOPE X (2014): Fuckhackerfucks! An Audience Bashing
• The Next HOPE (2010): Hackerspaces Forever

Podcasts:

• feministische Hack(er)spaces

CoC:

• delicious Tag
• Noisebridge Anti-Harassment Policy
• HOPE CoC
• confcodeofconduct.com
• The Hack Code of Conduct
• IETF Anti-Harassment Policy

Miscellaneous:

• xkcd: Free Speech