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Lessons from Latin America: embracing horizontality to reconstruct HCI as a pluriverse

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Marisol Wong-Villacres,

Adriana Alvarado Garcia,

Karla Badillo-Urquiola,

Mayra Donaji Barrera Machuca,

Marianela Ciolfi Felice,

Laura S. Gaytán-Lugo,

Oscar A. Lemus,

Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, and

Monica Perusquía-HernándezAuthors Info & Claims

Interactions, Volume 28, Issue 2

Pages 56 - 63

https://doi.org/10.1145/3447794

Published: 03 March 2021 Publication History

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The Latin American Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (CLIHC) has 488 citations since 2003, the Mexican HCI Conference (MexIHC) has 75 citations since 2010, and the IHC: Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems (IHC) has 1,116 since 2006. On the other hand, the Nordic forum for Human-Computer Interaction (NORDICHI) has 9663 citations since 2002, and the Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI) has 6860 citations since 2005.

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We identify as Latin Americans, and all of the authors except for one are currently based in Europe, Japan, Canada, and the U.S. We recognize that the experiences we share here are rooted in the different cultural-historical contexts we navigate, even if they are not fully representative of the richness and diversity of the region. Furthermore, we recognize that our group of authors lacks Indigenous and Afro-descent researchers. Lastly, our experiences are shaped by our scholarly upbringing and our place of residence.

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LatinX is used here to refer to people of Latin American cultural or ethnic identity in the United States.

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By invoking informal tactics, we refer to highly contextual ways to engage research participants. For example, we can lean into our cultural identities and personal experiences instead of our identities as researchers in order to build rapport and gain access to the communities we aim to work with.

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La Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre la Interacción Humano-Computadora (CLIHC) tiene 488 citas desde 2003, la Conferencia Mexicana de IHC (MexIHC) tiene 75 citas desde 2010, y el IHC: Simposio Brasileño sobre Factores Humanos en Sistemas de Computación (IHC) tiene 1,116 desde 2006. Por otra parte, el Foro Nórdico para la Interacción Humano-Computadora (NORDICHI) tiene 9663 citas desde 2002, y la Conferencia Australiana sobre Interacción Humano-Computadora (OzCHI) tiene 6860 citas desde 2005.

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Nos identificamos como latinoamericanos, y todos los autores excepto uno, están actualmente radicados en Suecia, Japón, Canadá y los Estados Unidos. Además, reconocemos que nuestro grupo de autores carece de investigadores indígenas y afrodescendientes. Por último, nuestras experiencias están moldeadas por nuestra educación académica y nuestro lugar de residencia.

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El término LatinX se utiliza aquí para describir a las personas de identidad cultural o étnica latinoamericana en los Estados Unidos.

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Con tácticas informales, nos referimos a formas muy contextuales de involucrar a los participantes en la investigación. Por ejemplo, podemos apoyarnos en nuestras identidades culturales y experiencias personales en lugar de nuestras identidades como investigadores para establecer una relación y acceder a las comunidades con las que pretendemos trabajar.

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1. Human-centered computing
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2. Social and professional topics
  1. User characteristics
    1. Cultural characteristics
    2. Geographic characteristics

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