Maker Culture in China
Agile Innovators Between State and Market
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"In an excellent, richly detailed analysis, Pengfei Fu's book shows how the Maker movement's vision of an agile future is being appropriated in China as an idea for innovation between the state and the market. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the global spread of pioneer communities."
— Andreas Hepp, ZeMKI, University of Bremen
"Building on in-depth observation amongst Chinese maker and hacker spaces, Peng Fei has produced a state-of-the-art overview of their rapid appearance in Chinese cities in the 2010s, and their subsequent trajectory. 'Careful what you wish for' might be applicable here, as these grass-roots innovation initiatives became absorbed into the largest process of state-led tech development the world has so far witnessed."
— Justin O'Connor, Adelaide University
"As recounted by Pengfei Fu, the emergence of maker culture in China is a tale of collaborative endeavour. This fascinating book reveals the unique nature of state-market collaboration and rapid grassroots experimentation, illustrated with examples drawn from the frontier of Chinese creativity in Shenzhen."
— Michael Keane, Queensland University of Technology
This book draws on ethnographic fieldwork in Shenzhen to examine the rise and transformation of maker culture in China. Tracing the shift from grassroots creativity to a developmental apparatus shaped by policy agendas and geopolitical ambition, it explores the changing relationship between creative labour, innovation, and governance in contemporary China. It will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, STS, and China studies.
Pengfei Fu is Assistant Professor at the School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He earned his PhD in Media and Communication at Monash University. His research draws on critical cultural and media studies and qualitative inquiry to examine how digital technologies shape everyday life, cultural production, and governance in China.
This book draws on ethnographic fieldwork in Shenzhen to examine the rise and transformation of maker culture in China. Tracing the shift from grassroots creativity to a developmental apparatus shaped by policy agendas and geopolitical ambition, it explores the changing relationship between creative labour, innovation, and governance in contemporary China. It will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, STS, and China studies.
Explores China's distinctive adaptation of the maker movement and its impacts on the cultural and creative industries Unpacks the interplay of urban-centric creative discourses, associated policies, and ground-level practices Compares the Chinese facets of the maker movement against a backdrop of the global maker movement
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“In an excellent, richly detailed analysis, Pengfei Fu's book shows how the Maker movement's vision of an agile future is being appropriated in China as an idea for innovation between the state and the market. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the global spread of pioneer communities.” (Andreas Hepp, ZeMKI, University of Bremen)
“Building on in-depth observation amongst Chinese maker and hacker spaces, Peng Fei has produced a state-of-the-art overview of their rapid appearance in Chinese cities in the 2010s, and their subsequent trajectory. “Careful what you wish for” might be applicable here, as these grass-roots innovation initiatives became absorbed into the largest process of state-led tech development the world has so far witnessed.” (Justin O'Connor, Adelaide University)
“As recounted by Pengfei Fu, the emergence of maker culture in China is a tale of collaborative endeavor. This fascinating book reveals the unique nature of state- market collaboration and rapid grassroots experimentation, illustrated with examples drawn from the frontier of Chinese creativity in Shenzhen.” (Michael Keane, Queensland University of Technology)
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