User:)biyibiyibiyi(/RW&RM 04/proposal 0 0 0

What do you want to make?

Before making, I want to address the implications and reasons of adopting certain formats, as I consider the formats taking a decisive roles in the project;s investigation, presentation and distribution. Think of water in different form of containers that may suggest their different types of use. I am interested in producing, presenting and distributing my research in formats that carry a distributive, participatory nature, such as hybrid publications, zines, and participatory events. I see these formats as a way to share, invite, interject discourses in an open, public field, as a way to instigate collective critical making.

My research topic is reflective of why I conduct my research in the aforementioned formats, or vice versa. I am interested in contemporary practices of DIY hacktivism, networking, infrastructures, and the topics' antecedent transformations in the lens of media archaeology. Additionally, I am also intrigued about the alterations the research will cause, when I situate it in the context of rising urbanism and technological transformation in contemporary China.

I want to create distributive work that stimulate inquiry to DIY making and alternative networks, both contemporarily and archaeologically.

How do you plan to make it?

I will conduct research in DIY hacktivism, maker movement, zine culture, hybrid publishing and experimental publishing culture.

Annotation on garnered bibliography is a good tool to relate literature to initiate my prototypes.

I am also interested in the medium of "blogging", to write in articles of blogs to form a hands on research project. The blog can include theoretical research, how-to manuals, news about the project, etc.

As for prototypes, I am more sure about producing publishing prototypes, but I am not very sure about prototypes that exist in other forms (retro networking device, for example. I recently found out about this topic but I haven't had experience prototyping with retro devices.)

why do you want to make it?

because, to decentralize is to 1. collaborate 2. offer porosity 3. corroborate 4. stanch 5. speculate 6. combat imperialism 7. combat orientalism 8. expose 9.localize 10. contextualize 11. play 12. temporalize

Sonia comment: this is quite powerful to read and please explain more! I will expand this motivation to a speculative manifesto

who can help you?

Specifically for Channel Channel Project: I would like to make kits for people to experiment building their own VPNs, this act of community building will need people's participation. I have some contacts i mind that I will contact them once the kit is finished.

"who" can help you is not necessarily referring to receiving technical help or advisory help from a peer or superior, but to identify audiences that, in turn, nourishes the project with their participation.

What is your time table?

September - making hackpacts, gathering bibliography and making annotations.

October - making larger prototypes and become more decicive and lucid towards how to use the bibliographies.

November - continue works in October. In November will (?) participate in WORM zine fest, it will be a good opportunity to reflect on the previous small publishing projects.

December - temporary wrap up and prepare for assessment

January – prepare to enrich the thesis

February – Thesis writing and prototyping

March – Thesis writing and prototyping

April – Submission of thesis and embark on graduation project prototyping

May - Graduation project prototyping

June - Graduation project prototyping

Why do you want to make it?

because, to decentralize is to 1. collaborate 2. offer porosity 3. corroborate 4. stanch 5. speculate 6. combat imperialism 7. combat orientalism 8. expose 9.localize 10. contextualize 11. play 12. temporalize

Sonia comment: this is quite powerful to read and please explain more!

I will expand this motivation to a speculative manifesto

Who can help you and how?

Alternative Network community has many documentation and writings.

Relation to previous practice

I see relationship to Special Issue 8, Welcome to the Fediverse, which explored possibilities of decentralization and fostering Open Source communities.

There is also relationship to Special Issue 9, which introduced us to small instances of decentralizing practices such as the P2P library project.

Relation to larger context

On infrastructure and networking: critique towards infrastructure centralization, demystifying infrastructures, decentralization, network typology.

On Experimental Publishing: hybrid publishing, rewriting of codes of conduct, user manuals, terms of service.

On decentralization: P2P protocols, communities such as DAT and Scuttlebut.

References:

Rosenzweig, R. (1998). Wizards, Bureaucrats, Warriors, and Hackers: Writing the History of the Internet. The American Historical Review, 103(5), 1530-1552. doi:10.2307/2649970

Hacking with Chinese Characteristics: The Promises of the Maker Movement against China's Manufacturing Culture

Bauwens,M.,Kostakis,V.andPazaitis,A.2019.PeertoPeer:TheCommonsManifesto. Pp. 33–45. London: University of Westminster Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16997/ book33.c. License: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0

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