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Reflexive Ethnographies in Human-Computer Interaction: Theory and Practice

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CHI EA '18: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3170646

Published: 20 April 2018 Publication History

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This course aims at introducing some key issues in contemporary ethnographic practice, emphasizing the role of the writing style and the epistemic position of the fieldworker in shaping a particular perspective on the observed phenomena. It outlines the theoretical assumptions that lie behind the traditional "realist position" of HCI ethnographies to propose methodological tools for conducting and writing reflexive ethnographies, valuing the role of the ethnographer and her subjective experiences.

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CHI EA '18: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2018

3155 pages

ISBN:9781450356213

DOI:10.1145/3170427

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Regan Mandryk
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
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University of Waterloo, Canada
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Brunel University London, UK
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University College London, UK

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