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Guest Editors:
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• Rachel Charlotte Smith, Centre for Participatory Information
Technology, Aarhus University
• Mette Kjærsgaard, SDU Design, University of Southern Denmark
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Important dates:
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• Deadline: September 4, 2015
• Notification to the authors: October 4, 2015
• Camera ready paper: October 25, 2015
• Publication of the special issue: second half of November,
2015
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Overview
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In this focus section we explore the opportunities of
ethnography and design anthropology in participatory design
as an approach to design in an increasingly global and digital
world. Traditionally,
The section explores theoretical positionings and
methodologicaldesign anthropology:
• Proximity versus Distance
• Understanding versus Emergence
• Empathy versus Critique
• Description versus Intervention
• Professional Boundaries vs. Transdisciplinarity
We welcome participants from all areas of research in PD,
interested in exploring the role and position of ethnography and
design anthropology in processes of participatory engagement and
technology design. Especially we
KEYWORDS: Design anthropology; participatory design;
digital technology; hybrid spaces; interaction design
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Submission procedure
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The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in
.rtf format.
All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two
reviewers.
Authors are invited to submit 8-14 pages paper
(including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures,
references, etc.).
The paper should be written according to the IxD&A
authors' guidelines
->
http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php
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Authors' guidelines
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Link to the paper submission page:
http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/idea2010/login.php (when submitting
the
paper please choose Domain Subjects under: "IxD&A
focus section on:
‘Design Anthropology in Participatory Design')
More information on the submission procedure and on
the characteristics
of the paper format can be found on the website of the
IxD&A Journal
where information on the copyright policy and responsibility
of authors,
publication ethics and malpractice are published.
For scientific advices and for any query please contact
the guest-editors:
• Rachel Charlotte Smith
rsmith@cavi.au.dk
• Mette Gislev Kjærsgaard
mgk@mci.sdu.dk
marking the subject as: "IxD&A section on:
Design Anthropology in Participatory Design"
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