Approaching Culture(s): Myths and Realities on the Culture Trail…
This workshop is cancelled. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Aim
This Workshop will solicit papers from a variety of
research perspectives on the disparate ways in which the topic of “culture”
has been, and can be, addressed in the HCI field. Both position papers
on sutiable conceptual frames, and more pragmatic papers focusing on
specific practices are encouraged. The aim of the workshop is to articulate
and subsequently critique the different examples provided, and the
conceptual viewpoints expressed. We wish to examine not just national
cultures, but also other kinds of culture, such as professional cultures,
youth cultures, etc. In particular, the (over?-)reliance of many HCI
approaches on national stereotypica; cultural models such as that of
Hofstede will be discussed.
Format of Workshop
Position papers will be circulated in
advance. After a short Introduction by the organizers, eahd participant
will be allowed a brief slot to present key points from their paper.
Subsequently, core themes will be extracted and grouped together. After
lunch, various subgroups will address specific topics. Later, these subgroups
will come together and share their deliberations, before a final plenary
discussion forum is held as the final session.
Length of Workshop
Our original plan is for a full-day Workshop,
however, this might be shortened or lengthened depending on interest.
Size of Workshop
In order to ensure good social networking
and adequate time for discussion among the participants, the number of
participants should ideally be between 10 & 20.
How to participate?
(coming soon)
Organisers
Liam Bannon, University of Limerick, Ireland
Andy Smith, Thames
Valley University, UK
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