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Solving the crisis with “do-it-yourself heroes”? The media coverage on pioneer communities, Covid-19, and technological solutionism

  • Jeanette Asmuss , Andreas Hepp ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Julie Lüpkes ORCID logo and Anne Schmitz ORCID logo
Published/Copyright: November 29, 2024
Communications
From the journal Communications Volume 50 Issue 2

Abstract

Protective shields and medical devices produced in Makerspaces as well as the early detection of disease through self-measurement have been widely publicized in the media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic. This article systematically examines this phenomenon by analyzing the coverage of the Maker and Quantified Self movements in Germany and the UK. Through a discourse analysis of (online) newspapers, the article demonstrates that during the pandemic the coverage of both pioneer communities was markedly positive. Makers were often portrayed as problem solvers, while Quantified Self members were depicted as seismographs of the pandemic. Overall, our analysis reveals an overarching narrative that constructs members of these groups as “do-it-yourself heroes” who respond to the Covid-19 pandemic through their experimental practices, promoting a form of technological solutionism.

Keywords: pioneer communities; Maker movement; Quantified Self movement; hero narrative; technological solutionism; Covid-19; DIY

  1. Funding: The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: this article is based on research conducted in the projects ‘Pioneer Communities’ (funded by German Research Foundation, DFG HE 3025/13-1).

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Keywords for this article
pioneer communities; Maker movement; Quantified Self movement; hero narrative; technological solutionism; Covid-19; DIY

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