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DiY WiFi: Re-imagining Connectivity

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

DiY WiFi: Re-imagining Connectivity

Contributors:

By (Author) K. Jungnickel

ISBN:

9781137312525

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

Imprint:

Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date:

20th December 2013

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Professional and Scholarly

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Cultural studies
Media studies
Sociology
Applied computing

Dewey:

004.68

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

150

Dimensions:

Width 140mm, Height 216mm

Weight:

3109g

Description

Based on extensive fieldwork, Jungnickel's research into community WiFi networking explores the innovative digital cultures of ordinary people making extra-ordinary things. Committed to making 'ournet, not the internet', these digital tinkerers re-inscribe wireless broadband technology with new meanings and re-imagined possibilities of use.

Author Bio

Katrina Jungnickel is a Lecturer in the Sociology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Her research explores new technology cultures, making practices and inventive methods. www.katjungnickel.com

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