Makers in the Workshop

op'tLand, Raymond Michael

Makers in the Workshop

dc.contributor.advisor	Hawkins, Richard W.
dc.contributor.author	op'tLand, Raymond Michael
dc.contributor.committeemember	Davis, Charles H.
dc.contributor.committeemember	Smart, Alan
dc.contributor.committeemember	Parker, James R.
dc.contributor.committeemember	Keough, Noel
dc.date	2020-06
dc.date.accessioned	2019-11-04T19:37:31Z
dc.date.available	2019-11-04T19:37:31Z
dc.date.issued	2019-10-31
dc.description.abstract	Makerspaces have grown as sites of innovation since the turn of the 21st-century, but the processes and methods by which they have directly contributed to innovation have been underexplored. Makerspaces exist as communal hi-tech workshops that draw on networks of knowledge in order to create their community, and they live and die by this community as well. Building on literature on both innovation and communication, this dissertation will examine the communities at three specific makerspaces in the Calgary area, and ethnographic fieldwork and participant observation will inform the rich text that serves as the data for the case study approach. By examining the development process at makerspaces, this research asks 1) how are the ideas and inspirations for the development of a new technology transferred between developers and their collaborators, 2) what sources of inspiration and new knowledge do the developers use for both the subjective and functional components of their design, and finally 3) what is the role of the makerspace as a third place where developers can collaborate and share ideas during the development process? This research contributes in three areas: 1) it informs current theories on innovation on the processes that involve subjective elements in the process of innovation; 2) it advances the literature on makerspaces and their communication processes, especially their study in Canada, and 3) it initiates and advocates for the development of a critical maker studies, as a counterpart to much of the literature in the area published to date.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	op'tLand, R. M. (2019). Makers in the Workshop (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37231
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111198
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Arts	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en
dc.rights	University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.	en_US
dc.subject	innovation	en_US
dc.subject	makerspaces	en_US
dc.subject	critical maker studies	en_US
dc.subject	invention	en_US
dc.subject	ethnography	en_US
dc.subject	communication	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Education--Technology	en_US
dc.title	Makers in the Workshop	en_US
dc.type	doctoral thesis	en_US
thesis.degree.discipline	Communication and Media Studies	en_US
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary	en_US
thesis.degree.name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	en_US
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