Making gender: technologists and crafters in online makerspaces

Godfrey, Elizabeth

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Making gender: technologists and crafters in online makerspaces

dc.contributor.advisor	Le Dantec, Christopher A.
dc.contributor.author	Godfrey, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.committeeMember	DiSalvo, Carl
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Murray, Janet
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Jafarinaimi, Nassim
dc.contributor.department	Literature, Media, and Communication
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-08T18:40:29Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-08T18:40:29Z
dc.date.created	2015-05
dc.date.issued	2015-04-27
dc.date.submitted	May 2015
dc.date.updated	2015-06-08T18:40:29Z
dc.description.abstract	The Maker Movement is a rapidly moving development towards non-traditional education through hands-on creation of technological artifacts, indicating tremendous potential for attracting previously marginalized groups underrepresented in science and technology fields. The movement is compellingly situated as the intersection of an expansive array of interdisciplinary efforts and thus equipped to be leveraged by women and girls who are more likely to originate from artistic and creative backgrounds. Women who make are severely underrepresented in all documented embodiments of the maker movement, including maker media, events, and tangible collaborative spaces. This study explores the possibilities of removing barriers to entry into making for women by converging upon the narrow focus of online makerspaces, engaging with the denizens of the space, and scrutinizing the manner in which they participate in the broader maker community. The timeliness of this probe into women’s personal engagement with science and technology making is indicated by the convergence of discussion surrounding the underrepresentation of women in STEM and approaches to increasing accessibility through making as a natural point of entry.
dc.description.degree	M.S.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53621
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject	Making
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	Gender
dc.subject	Crafting
dc.subject	Instructables
dc.subject	Makerspaces
dc.subject	Maker movement
dc.title	Making gender: technologists and crafters in online makerspaces
dc.type	Text
dc.type.genre	Thesis
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local.contributor.advisor	Le Dantec, Christopher A.
local.contributor.corporatename	School of Literature, Media, and Communication
local.contributor.corporatename	Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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thesis.degree.level	Masters