Through practices of collaborative imagination and making, or" doing design otherwise,”
design experiments can contribute to keeping local democracies vibrant. In this counterpoint …

Critical refusal is an active process; an informed practice of investigating power differences
in order to generate more just and equitable alternatives to the status quo. In this paper, we …

While varying degrees of participatory methods are often explored by the HCI community to
enable design with different user groups, this paper seeks to add weight to the burgeoning …

Maker culture and DIY practices are central to democratizing the design of technology;
enabling non-designers (future end-users) to actively participate in the design process …

Gentrification-the spatial expression of economic inequality-is fundamentally a matter of
social justice. Yet, even as work outside of HCI has begun to discuss how computing can …

Hackerspaces are physical community spaces where technology enthusiasts meet. Despite
the term 'hacking'being widely associated with cybercrime, hackerspaces are not only …

Makerspaces are being introduced in a wide variety of settings, including community
settings such as schools and libraries. Older adults are one group for whom making …

Recent efforts to diversify participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)
activities through informal learning environments, such as hackathons and makerspaces …

Shared use of small-scale natural commons is vital to the livelihoods of billions of rural
inhabitants, particularly women, and advocates propose that local telecommunications …

This article applies a qualitative ethnographic research approach to explore the perceptions
of highly-skilled makers of gender and its role in their makerspace. It explores two research …