Proceedings Article10.1145/2370216.2370238
Ubicomp's colonial impulse
Paul Dourish,Scott D. Mainwaring +1 more
- 05 Sep 2012
- pp 133-142
TL;DR: Concerns in ubiquitous computing are linked into a colonial intellectual tradition and the problems that arise in consequence are identified, the locatedness of innovation is explored, and strategies for decolonizing ubicomp's research methodology are discussed.
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Abstract: Ubiquitous computing has a grand vision. Even the name of the area identifies its universalizing scope. In this, it follows in a long tradition of projects that attempt to create new models and paradigms that unite disparate, distributed elements into a large conceptual whole. We link concerns in ubiquitous computing into a colonial intellectual tradition and identify the problems that arise in consequence, explore the locatedness of innovation, and discuss strategies for decolonizing ubicomp's research methodology.
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