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Sociomateriality and Design

Authors:

Carsten S. Østerlund,

Pernille Bjørn,

Richard Harper,

Daniela K. RosnerAuthors Info & Claims

CSCW'15 Companion: Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference Companion on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing

Pages 126 - 130

https://doi.org/10.1145/2685553.2699336

Published: 28 February 2015 Publication History

Abstract

Design research and the literature on sociomateriality emerge out of different academic traditions but share a common interest in the material. A sociomaterial perspective allows us to account for the complex ways people mingle and mangle information systems of all sorts into their social endeavors to accomplish organizational tasks. But, how do we account for these sociomaterial phenomena in all their complexity when faced with the task of designing information systems? The panel brings together prominent researchers bridging the gap between design research and the current debate on sociomateriality. Each presenter addresses the challenges associated with informing grounded design work with insights from a highly abstract intellectual debate.

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CSCW'15 Companion: Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference Companion on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing

February 2015

350 pages

ISBN:9781450329460

DOI:10.1145/2685553

General Chairs:
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Cornell University, USA
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Drexel University, USA
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Sheffield Hallam University, UK
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University of Washington, USA

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3686995
Kumar PZimmer MVitak J(2024)A Roadmap for Applying the Contextual Integrity Framework in Qualitative Privacy ResearchProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36537108:CSCW1(1-29)Online publication date: 26-Apr-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3653710
Wu QRomero TSemaan B(2024)Negotiating Sociotechnical Boundaries: Moderation Work to Counter Racist Attacks in Online CommunitiesProceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3613904.3642688(1-15)Online publication date: 11-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613904.3642688
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Rosner D(2015)Book ReviewComputer Supported Cooperative Work10.1007/s10606-015-9236-324:5(509-513)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2015
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