[chisigmail] Prof. Paul Dourish - seminar at University of Melbourne

[Frank Vetere]

Hi

You are invited to attend two seminars by Prof. Paul Dourish
(http://www.isr.uci.edu/~jpd/formal/) at the University of Melbourne on
Friday 16 May

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Session 1: Department of Information Systems Seminar
TITLE: "Storied Spaces: Cultural Accounts of Mobility, Technology, and
Environmental Knowing" 
TIME:	11.15 am - 12:30 pm
VENUE: University of Melbourne, 111 Barry Street Carlton, Theatre 3,
Level 2,
(details in attachment)

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Session 2: Interaction Design Group Seminar
TITLE: "Resistance is Futile": Reading Science Fiction alongside
Ubiquitous Computing"
TIME:	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
VENUE: University of Melbourne, 111 Barry St. Carlton, IDEA LAB, level
4,

ABSTRACT
Design-oriented research is an act of collective imagining - a way in
which we work together to bring about a future that lies slightly out of
our grasp. In this talk, based on joint work with Genevieve Bell, I
examine the collective imagining of ubiquitous computing by bringing it
into alignment with a related phenomenon, science fiction, in particular
as imagined by a series of shows that form part of the cultural backdrop
for many members of the research community. A comparative reading of
these fictional narratives highlights a series of themes that are also
implicit in the research literature. I'll argue both that these themes
are important considerations in the shaping of technological design, and
that an attention to the tropes of popular culture holds methodological
value for ubiquitous computing.

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All Welcome. Please forward to others who may be interested. (apologies
for cross posting)

Cheers

Frank


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Frank Vetere
Department of Information Systems
University of Melbourne
111 Barry St. Carlton Vic 3053, AUSTRALIA
tel: +61 3 8344 1496
fax: +61 3 9349 4596
f.vetere at unimelb.edu.au
www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/staff/fvetere/
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