Studies of the environment have a history of being characterized by a deep division between scientific research and humanities scholarship. In the same way, literary ecocriticism has been engrained within a critical lineage associated with an American wilderness ethic and Jeffersonian logic of “culture” in opposition to “the environment.” In conversation with anti-making discourses, that Read More
MAKE magazine and MakerFaire describe makers as “hobbyists, enthusiasts or students (amateurs!)–but they are also a wellspring of innovation, creating new products and producing value in the community. Some makers do become entrepreneurs and start companies” (MakerFaire). While some seem to deny Chachra’s take on the values of the contemporary Maker Movement, this description – Read More
In his article on critical making, Matt Ratto explains that the shared process of construction can foster connections between the social and the technological. He posits that acts of creation facilitate a personal investment, a “caring for” (259) that may not be found in the technical or social otherwise. Conversely, Debbie Chachra argues that the Read More