TY - ABST

T1 - The relationship between DIY culture and cultural institutions

AU - Roued-Cunliffe, Henriette

N1 - Presentation at the MACCH (Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage) Kick-Off Conference 2015 with the title - Assembling Value: The changing roles of experts and expertise in art and heritage worlds in Maastricht, Sunday 22 - Monday 23 March 2015

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - The internet culture of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) is a fast-growing domain due mainly to the democratising effect of the Web. DIY culture is here defined as the social world of people engaging in DIY activities. DIY activities can be any activity from programming, to reenactment, to genealogy, which is done by a person with no formal training/education in this particular activity. Instead those engaging in DIY activities get their training through various forms of autodidact learning situations (e.g. social situations or expert interaction). Cultural institutions have a long and fruitful history of engaging with DIY culture. However, as DIY culture is getting increasingly better at organising outside of institutions, it is more important than ever that cultural institutions understand DIY culture, as well as how to continue the rewarding relationship with it. DIY activities can be categorised in different ways and three categories in particular are of interest in connection with cultural institutions. These are volunteering, amateur activity and hacking. The motivation and value for these three categories of DIY activity are different and cultural institutions must take this into account when planning activities that involve them.

AB - The internet culture of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) is a fast-growing domain due mainly to the democratising effect of the Web. DIY culture is here defined as the social world of people engaging in DIY activities. DIY activities can be any activity from programming, to reenactment, to genealogy, which is done by a person with no formal training/education in this particular activity. Instead those engaging in DIY activities get their training through various forms of autodidact learning situations (e.g. social situations or expert interaction). Cultural institutions have a long and fruitful history of engaging with DIY culture. However, as DIY culture is getting increasingly better at organising outside of institutions, it is more important than ever that cultural institutions understand DIY culture, as well as how to continue the rewarding relationship with it. DIY activities can be categorised in different ways and three categories in particular are of interest in connection with cultural institutions. These are volunteering, amateur activity and hacking. The motivation and value for these three categories of DIY activity are different and cultural institutions must take this into account when planning activities that involve them.

UR - http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Faculties/FL/Theme/research_law/conferences_research_law/Past2015/MACCHKickoffConference2015/Programme.htm

M3 - Conference abstract for conference

T2 - MACCH Kick-Off Conference 2015

Y2 - 22 March 2015 through 23 March 2015

ER -