Death and the Digital: End-of-Lifespan Technologies,
Technology Heirlooms, and Digital Cultural Practices
:: A workshop to be held at CSCW 2010 ::
:: Savannah, Georgia, USA ::
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WEBSITE:
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~mikem/eolcscw2010/
<http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/%7Emikem/eolcscw2010/>
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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Death, and our experience of it, is a fundamental aspect of life and
consequently every human culture has developed practices associated with
responding to, signifying, and dealing with its implications. As our
cultures become pervaded with technology, we find that the digital is
increasingly intersecting with these practices. This raises issues which
have rarely been conceptualized or articulated in the HCI and CSCW
communities. It is increasingly important to design "thanatosensitive"
technologies which support death-centric practices such as collaborative
acts of remembrance, bequeathing of digital data, or group reflection on
the digital residua of a life. This workshop will bring together
participants interested in such technologies and their implications.
Potential topics include, but are certainly not limited to:
- devices for reflection and meaning-making across multiple lifespans
- interdisciplinary practices surrounding mortality, dying, and death
- technology heirlooms
- digital rights management and its relationship to death
- methodological approaches to researching end-of-life technology issues
- any other topic which addresses issues of technology at the end of life
CALL FOR POSITION PAPERS
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Submission deadline: November 20, 2009
Participants are asked to email to the organizers a 2-4 page position
paper detailing their work in this area. Submissions should follow the
ACM SIG proceedings format. Participants will be selected to ensure a
mix of approaches (including theoretical, empirical, and practical).
Participants who offer unique insights from disciplines not normally
represented in the CSCW community (e.g., archaeology, religion) will be
particularly well-received. Submissions will be selected on the basis of
originality, relevance, opportunities for discussion, and overall
quality. Accepted papers will be posted on the workshop website, and all
participants will be asked to read the collection of papers before the
workshop.
Submissions should be sent as an email attachment in PDF or Microsoft
Word format to eolcscw2010@cs.toronto.edu by *November 20th, 2009*.
Notification of decision: December 15, 2009
Note that workshop participants must register for at least 1 day of the
CSCW 2010 conference occurring February 6-10, 2010. http://www.cscw2010.org
Questions or comments may be directed to Michael Massimi at
mikem@dgp.toronto.edu.
ORGANIZERS
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Michael Massimi, University of Toronto
David Kirk, University of Nottingham
Richard Banks, Microsoft Research Cambridge
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