What Happens in Vegas Gets Hacked in Vegas: The Material Politics of DEF CON’s Place
Published online on March 09, 2026
Abstract
Social Studies of Science, Ahead of Print.
This article examines how hacker culture, often conceptualized as immaterial and virtual, is in fact materially and spatially constituted through its entanglement with physical places. Focusing on Las Vegas and DEF CON, this article shows the emergence of ...
This article examines how hacker culture, often conceptualized as immaterial and virtual, is in fact materially and spatially constituted through its entanglement with physical places. Focusing on Las Vegas and DEF CON, this article shows the emergence of ...