Theory

Here is a collection of links to writings on the topic of "hackerspace theory".

Articles

• Hackerspaces defined on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace
• "Hacking the Spaces" by Johannes Grenzfurthner/Frank Apunkt Schneider http://www.monochrom.at/hacking-the-spaces/
  • See also: Rewriting Hacking the Spaces Spanish translation
• "Respect the Past, Examine the Present, Build the Future" by Nick Farr http://hackerspaces.org/blog/2009/08/25/respect-the-past-examine-the-present-build-the-future/
• "The Rights and Obligations of Hackerspace Members" by Nick Farr http://hackerspaces.org/blog/2009/08/19/rights-and-obligations-of-hackerspace-members/
• Design Patterns
• The Hacker Ethic defined on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic
• Scientific (more or less) approach to Hackerspaces by Jarkko Moilanen http://blog.ossoil.com/category/hackerspace/
• "Exploring 'hackerspaces' as new contexts for informal learning" (prospectus) by David Raison http://david.raison.lu/hackerspaces_online.pdf
• "Hacker, Makers and Teachers," a series of blog posts looking at collective identity, community, and peer learning in hackerspaces by Andrew Schrock http://andrewrschrock.wordpress.com/tag/hackerspaces/

Mailing-List

There's a dedicated mailing-list on that topic: http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/theory

Videos

• Mitch Altman: The Hackerspace Movement - http://www.tedxbrussels.eu/2012/speakers/mitch_altman.php
• Dale Dougherty: We are makers - http://www.ted.com/talks/dale_dougherty_we_are_makers.html

See Also

• HackingResearch