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Experimenting with novel socio–technical configurations: the domestication of digital fabrication technologies in FabLabs
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posted on 2023-06-09, 04:36 authored by Sabine HielscherGrassroots digital fabrication workshops (such as FabLabs), and associated technologies (such as 3D printers), are attracting increasing attention as a potential source for addressing a variety of social and environmental challenges. Through an analysis of an in–depth case study on FabLabs, this paper aims to provide insights into the practices emerging in these workshops, and realities of the relationship between its members and technologies that are currently under–researched. It does this by drawing upon the domestication literature that concerns itself with how people use, adapt and reject technologies and integrate them into their life. The paper examines the significance of the interactions between people and technologies in FabLabs, and offers concluding reflections on the role of these relationships within broader social and environmental changes.
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Research Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand; G1020; RCUK-RESEARCH COUNCILS UK; EP/K011790/1
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Digital Culture and SocietyISSN
2364-2114Publisher
De GruyterExternal DOI
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1Volume
3Page range
47-72Book title
Digital culture & society: making and hackingISBN
9783837638202Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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Karin Wenz, Pablo Abend, Ramón Reichert, Annika Richterich, Mathias FuchsLegacy Posted Date
2017-06-29First Open Access (FOA) Date
2018-06-28First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2017-01-06Usage metrics
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