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Design and the Politics of Collaboration: A Grassroots Perspective

Authors:

Sucheta Ghoshal,

Andrea Grimes Parker,

Christopher A. Le Dantec,

Amy BruckmanAuthors Info & Claims

CSCW '19 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2019 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

Pages 468 - 473

https://doi.org/10.1145/3311957.3359438

Published: 09 November 2019 Publication History

Abstract

This workshop aims to advance our knowledge of how CSCW technologies can be better aligned with grassroots politics of collaboration. What politics are inherent in CSCW tools and techniques? How can we examine whether so- ciotechnical systems support collaboration in ways that lead to equitable solutions for all and not just a select few? What can we learn about collaborative systems and practices from other communities of people with lived experiences of politics of collaboration? Our workshop will incorporate communal practices of grassroots movement building to explore what it means to examine designs of CSCW arti- facts and practices for the politics they embody and pro- mote. The workshop simultaneously is about grassroots approaches, and also leverages lessons we have learned from grassroots movements in the workshop structure.

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