Digital management and participatory play – applying a techno-normative lens

Advanced Seminar in Media Technology with Lina Eklund, associate professor of Human-Computer Interaction at the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University.

In this seminar Lina Eklund will present preliminary results from two ongoing research projects that address digitalization processes. The first project explores user experiences in conjunction with the historical, medical, and technological normativities which intersect with the use of technologies for the management of reproductive health. The second project addresses the complex challenge of how to engender participation and empowerment in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums)-sector by exploring play as a creative intervention to disband the user/institution dichotomy.

Lina Eklund is an associate professor in Human-Computer Interaction at the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University. Her current work focuses on uses and practises of digital technologies in managing families, the impact of anonymity on digital sociality as well as working with technology in museums. Her areas of interest are: social life and gender in relation to games and digital technologies

Seminars will normally be held on-site. If marked as hybrid, contact Karin.hansson@sh.se if you wish to participate online.