Delgado Ana, Callén Blanca
University of Bergen, Norway.
BAU Design College of Barcelona, Spain.
Public Underst Sci. 2017 Feb;26(2):179-194. doi: 10.1177/0963662516647348. Epub 2016 Aug 2.
In recent years, there has been an explosion of do it yourself, maker and hacker spaces in Europe. Through makers and do-it-yourself initiatives, 'hacking' is moving into the everyday life of citizens. This article explores the collective and political nature of those hacks by reporting on empirical work on electronic waste and do-it-yourself biology hacking. Using Dewey's experimental approach to politics, we analyse hacks as 'inquiry' to see how they serve to articulate public and political action. We argue that do-it-yourself and makers' hacks are technical and political demonstrations. What do-it-yourself and makers' hacks ultimately demonstrate is that things can be done otherwise and that 'you' can also do it. In this sense, they have a potential viral effect. The final part of the article explores some potential shortcomings of such politics of demonstration.
近年来，欧洲的自助、创客和黑客空间如雨后春笋般涌现。通过创客和自助倡议，“黑客行为”正走进公民的日常生活。本文通过报道关于电子垃圾和自助生物黑客行为的实证研究，探讨了这些黑客行为的集体性和政治性。运用杜威的政治实验方法，我们将黑客行为分析为“探究”，以观察它们如何促进公共和政治行动的表达。我们认为，自助和创客的黑客行为是技术和政治示范。自助和创客的黑客行为最终所展示的是，事情可以以其他方式完成，而且“你”也能做到。从这个意义上说，它们具有潜在的传播效应。文章的最后一部分探讨了这种示范政治的一些潜在缺点。
