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<br>Dear all,
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<br>We welcome paper proposals for a panel on the situatedness of design practices
<br>and artefacts at EASST 2018 “Meetings - Making Science, Technology and
<br>Society Together” , 25-28th July 2018 in
<br>Lancaster University, UK.
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<br>(B07) Situating designs
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<br>Discussant: Alex Wilkie (Goldsmiths, University of London)
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<br>Convenors: Peter Fuzesi (Lancaster University) p.fuzesi@lancaster.ac.uk
<br>; Yana Boeva (York University, Toronto)
<br>yaboeva@yorku.ca ;
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<br>Design, at the heart of creating new technologies, has a predominant existence
<br>and influence outside the theoretical framework of research as a professional
<br>practice. A plethora of practices identify as design. These range from
<br>traditional product design over design engineering to more recent conversions
<br>in UX/UI or design thinking. Simultaneously, the boundaries of design have
<br>become porous; research in the social sciences discloses that design is also
<br>practiced by those avoiding the term. Newer approaches at the intersections of
<br>design and STS, such as craft (Rosner & Fox, 2016; Pérez Bustos, 2017),
<br>critical technical practice (Agre, 1997; Boehner et al., 2005), hacking
<br>(Söderberg and Delfanti, 2015), repair and fixing (Denis and Pontille, 2014;
<br>Jackson, 2014), offer unconventional reconfigurations of both technological
<br>expertise and socio-political worlds. This diversity of locations and
<br>approaches makes it difficult to provide a definition what design
<br>means—something even design research has been struggling with.
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<br>Rather than seeking a substantive definition, this panel makes an inquiry into
<br>the location, circulation, presences and absences of design practices. Part of
<br>this challenge to situate design, is articulating the geographical,
<br>organisational, discursive and material arrangements that converge at sites,
<br>where design is practiced and reflexively delineated. We welcome both
<br>theoretical contributions and practical case studies that follow along
<br>dialogues on what design means for design, STS, and beyond.
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<br>To submit a paper please go to the panel website:
<br>https://nomadit.co.uk/easst/easst2018/conferencesuite.php/panels/6280
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<br>Submissions should include: a paper title, a short abstract of max. 300
<br>characters, and a long abstract of max. 250 words.
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<br>The call for papers closes at midnight CET on February 14, 2018 (23:59 CEU).
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<br>Best wishes,
<br>Peter & Yana
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<br>Yana Boeva
<br>PhD Candidate
<br>Science and Technology Studies
<br>York University, Toronto
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