Hacking the streets: ‘smart’ writing in the smart city
As cities become more complex and their communities more dispersed, questions such as ‘where is home? and ‘where and how do I belong?’ are increasingly pertinent. If urban space is a system, then it can be challenged through the spatial practice of its citizens. This contestation is examined as a fo...
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| description | As cities become more complex and their communities more dispersed, questions such as ‘where is home? and ‘where and how do I belong?’ are increasingly pertinent. If urban space is a system, then it can be challenged through the spatial practice of its citizens. This contestation is examined as a form of hacking, an activity McKenzie Wark defined as the abstraction of new worlds. Drawing on the outcomes of a research project, this paper argues that digitally-enabled creative writing can play a fundamental role within this process, enabling the reappropriation of the smart city by its citizens. |
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| spelling | nottingham-322352020-05-04T17:33:46Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32235/ Hacking the streets: ‘smart’ writing in the smart city Jordan, Spencer As cities become more complex and their communities more dispersed, questions such as ‘where is home? and ‘where and how do I belong?’ are increasingly pertinent. If urban space is a system, then it can be challenged through the spatial practice of its citizens. This contestation is examined as a form of hacking, an activity McKenzie Wark defined as the abstraction of new worlds. Drawing on the outcomes of a research project, this paper argues that digitally-enabled creative writing can play a fundamental role within this process, enabling the reappropriation of the smart city by its citizens. University of Illinois at Chicago Library 2016-01-04 Article PeerReviewed Jordan, Spencer (2016) Hacking the streets: ‘smart’ writing in the smart city. First Monday, 21 (1). ISSN 1396-0466 http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/5529 doi:10.5210/fm.v21i1.5529 doi:10.5210/fm.v21i1.5529 |
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| title | Hacking the streets: ‘smart’ writing in the smart city |
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