Johan Söderberg disputation: Free Software to Open Hardware
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Johan Söderberg er sociolog fra Göteborgs Universitet og forsvarer i morgen sin disputation kaldet “Free Software to Open Hardware: Critical Theory on the Frontiers of Hacking” [PDF].
Afhandlingen behandlinger forskellige emner fra hackerkultur, åben hardware, viden/magt-relationer indenfor hackerkulturen selv (hvem er eksperten? hvem er den igno), forskellen mellem brugere og misbrugere af hacking (nogle gange framet som “hackers vs. crackers”), den udbredte teknologiske determinisme og tilsyneladende “apolitiske” holdning blandt hackere (som ikke nødvendigvis står i opposition til politisk engagement, ifølge Söderberg), et case-studie af nogle tjekkiske hackere og deres eksperimenter med trådløse netværk over synligt rødt lys.
Pejster abstractet:
Starting from the experiences of hackers developing free software and open hardware, this thesis addresses some key and recurrent themes in the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS). It poses the question: how are technologies conceptualised, constructed and used in ways that render some aspects of them transparent, while leaving others opaque? This question is complicated by the fact that what is visible and transparent to some will remain opaque to others, depending on the level of technical expertise commanded. The political implications of this stand at the heart of my inquiry. Since technical know-how is unevenly distributed among groups in society, the same concern can be rephrased as follows: How are relations of power and conflict mediated through technology and relations of technical expertise/ignorance? While trying to address this question, the thesis delves into matters of epistemology. Just as programming skills are required for seeing what is going on behind the computer screen, so theoretically informed reflection can be considered necessary for rendering visible social relations not immediately apparent to the casual eye.
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