Event
Hacking Culture Node
Monday, February 4, 2013 14:30to16:00
Sherbrooke 688
room 455, 688 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3R1, CA
Convenor - Gabriella Coleman Hackers: They everywhere and yet everywhere misunderstood. What makes them tick? What makes them tock? Why are they relevant to Digital Humanities? Gabriella Coleman, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy will be kicking off a discussion about hackers, their history, culture, and politics in light of her recently published book on the topic, Coding Freedom and various so-called hacking cases that have recently hit the news. Readings
- Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking: Introduction http://gabriellacoleman.org/Coleman-Coding-Freedom.pdf
- Ham Sandwich Nation: Due Process When Everything is a Crime http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2203713
- When did it become wrong to punish hackers http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/editorials/when-did-it-become-wrong-to-punish-hackers/article7654240/
Everyone welcome!