The hacker conference: A ritual condensation and celebration of a lifeworld

Anthropological Quarterly

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-72

  Coleman, Gabriella ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conference; Free software; Hackers; Publics; Ritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950130282     PISSN: 00035491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/anq.0.0112     Document Type: Review

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