Search for dissertations about: "Pelle Ehn"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Pelle Ehn.
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1. Work-oriented design of computer artifacts
Abstract : This thesis is an inquiry into the human activity of designing computer artifacts that are useful to people in their daily activity at work. The emphasis is on opportunities and constraints for industrial democracy and quality of work.First, the philosophical foundation of design of computer artifacts is considered. READ MORE
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2. Exploring the intersection of design, reflection and sustainable food shopping practices : The case of the EcoPanel
Abstract : Food production has been shown to have considerable negative impacts on the environment. A means to reduce this is to choose organic products when shopping for food. READ MORE
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3. Design as sociomaterial navigation : a performative framework for action-oriented design
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4. Massification of the Intangible : An investigation into embodied meaning and information visualization
Abstract : The thesis addresses two related problems. It is argued that the materiality of physical artifacts serves the purpose of expressing abstract information. In contrast, the intangibility of IT is of such a kind that it poses different conditions for expressing abstract information. READ MORE
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5. Becoming Together and Apart : technoemotions and other posthuman entanglements
Abstract : Using social media and norm-breaking material as an empirical touchstone this thesis elaborates, investigates and explores the entangled relationships between humans and technology in social media settings. Guided by uncomfortable, emotional and bodily online sharing the thesis gives voice to stories that are seldom heard, by people whose lives are rarely spoken of. READ MORE