Programmers, Hackers and Hacks: the people and practices behind our machines

Episode 1: Introducing the Hacker


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One of the centres of power in our societies lies in the hands of the hackers and programmers building and running the foundations we stand on. In this first episode, I will talk about the many faces of the hacker and why our reliance on them makes it increasingly important to learn about them.

References for this episode:
Magee, L., & Rossiter, N. (2015). Service Orientations. Data, Institutions, Labor., in Kaldrack, I., & Leeker, M. There is no Software, there are just Services. Luneburg, meson press.
see: https://meson.press/books/there-is-no-software-there-are-just-services/

Latour, B., (1999). Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 

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Programmers, Hackers and Hacks: the people and practices behind our machinesBy Paula Bialski