Hacking the streets: ‘smart’ writing in the smart city

Jordan, Spencer

Abstract

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.

Citation

Jordan, S. (2016). Hacking the streets: ‘smart’ writing in the smart city. First Monday, 21(1), https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v21i1.5529

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 4, 2016
• Deposit Date: Mar 11, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 11, 2016
• Journal: First Monday
• Electronic ISSN: 1396-0466
• Publisher: University of Illinois at Chicago Library
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v21i1.5529
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/773855
• Publisher URL: http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/5529