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Geopolitical Issues in Human Computer Interaction by José Abdelnour Nocera; Torkil Clemmensen; Anirudha Joshi; Zhengjie Liu; Judy van Biljon; Xiangang Qin; Isabela Gasparini; Leonardo Parra-Agudelo is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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This workshop will explore and discuss geopolitical issues in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) as a field of knowledge and practice. These issues are mainly seen at two levels: (1) on discourses surrounding motivations and value of HCI as a sociotechnical field, and (2) on discourses surrounding concepts of HCI diffusion, maturity and diversity as articulated by global and local knowledge networks. Since the beginning of HCI, discussions of democracy have been around. It may even be fair to say that the key notion of usability aims to support the citizens of a democratic society. Obviously, exactly how HCI should do this remains open for discussion. HCI has several roots deep in military needs from the world wars of the 20th century. It was also born out of the sociotechnical traditions with its emancipatory ambitions, aiming at creating conditions for supporting human agency that facilitates the realization of people's needs and potential. There's an inherent contradiction between these traditions. Thus, we're interested in exploring the following question: how to reconcile such diverse discourses as military power and emancipatory ambitions in a geopolitical analysis of HCI resea

Author

José Abdelnour Nocera; Torkil Clemmensen; Anirudha Joshi; Zhengjie Liu; Judy van Biljon; Xiangang Qin; Isabela Gasparini; Leonardo Parra-Agudelo

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9783030856120

Subjects

Business, Computer Science, Mathematics