Today,DIY--do-it-yourself--describesmorethanself-taughtcarpentry.SocialmediaenablesDIYcitizenstoorganizeandprotestinnewways(asinEgypt's"Twitterrevolution"of2011)andtorepurposecorporatecontent(orcreatenewuser-generatedcontent)inordertoofferpoliticalcounternarratives.ThisbookexaminestheusefulnessandlimitsofDIYcitizenship,exploringthediverseformsofpoliticalparticipationand"criticalmaking"thathaveemergedinrecentyears.TheauthorsandartistsinthiscollectiondescribeDIYcitizenswhoseactivitiesrangefromactivistfanbloggingandvideoproductiontoknittingandthecreationofcommunitygardens.ContributorsexamineDIYactivism,describingnewmodesofcivicengagementthatincludeHarryPotterfanactivismandtheactivitiesoftheYesMen.TheyconsiderDIYmakinginlearning,culture,hacking,andthearts,includingdo-it-yourselfmediaproductionandcollaborativedocumentarymaking.TheydiscussDIYanddesignandhowcitizenscanunlocktheblackboxoftechnologicalinfrastructurestoengageandinnovateopenandparticipatorycriticalmaking.AndtheyexploreDIYandmedia,describingactivists'effortstoremakeandreimaginemediaandthepublicsphere.Asthesechaptersmakeclear,DIYischaracterizedbyitsemphasisondoingandmakingratherthanpassiveconsumption.DIYcitizensassumeactiverolesasinterventionists,makers,hackers,modders,andtinkerers,inpursuitofnewformsofengagedandparticipatorydemocracy.ContributorsMikeAnanny,ChrisAtton,AlexandraBal,MeganBoler,CatherineBurwell,RedChidgey,AndrewClement,NeginDahya,SuzannedeCastell,CarlDiSalvo,KevinDriscoll,ChristinaDunbar-Hester,JosephFerenbok,StephanieFisher,MikiFoster,StephenGilbert,HenryJenkins,JenniferJenson,YasminB.Kafai,AnnLight,SteveMann,JoelMcKim,BrendaMcPhail,OwenMcSwiney,JoshuaMcVeigh-Schultz,GrahamMeikle,EmilyRoseMichaud,KateMilberry,MichaelMurphy,JasonNolan,KateOrton-Johnson,KylieA.Peppler,DavidJ.Phillips,KarenPollock,MattRatto,IanReilly,RosaReitsamer,MandyRose,DanielaK.Rosner,YukariSeko,KarenLouiseSmith,LanaSwartz,AlexTichine,JennetteWeber,ElkeZobl