Notes towards an ethnography of domestic technology

Mark Blythe; Andrew Monk

doi:10.1145/778712.778750

Notes towards an ethnography of domestic technology

Mark Blythe^*, Andrew Monk

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper reports the key findings of an ethnographic study of domestic technology in the home. The issues addressed include: the gendered division of domestic labour and gendered product design; the privatisation of domestic space through entertainment technologies; and the necessity of making mundane housework more enjoyable. The paper briefly describes the technology biography procedure that was used to gather data, outlines key design implications, and presents illustrative product suggestions, which are intended to inspire or provoke designers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS '02
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	ACM
Pages	276-281
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	1581135157, 9781581135152
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/778712.778750
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS '02 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Jun 2002 → 28 Jun 2002

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS

Conference

Conference	4th Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS '02
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	25/06/02 → 28/06/02

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Enjoyability
Ethnography
Gender
Technology
Usability

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Blythe, M., & Monk, A. (2002). Notes towards an ethnography of domestic technology. In Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS '02 (pp. 276-281). (Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/778712.778750

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Blythe, M & Monk, A 2002, Notes towards an ethnography of domestic technology. in Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS '02. Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS, ACM, New York, pp. 276-281, 4th Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS '02, London, United Kingdom, 25/06/02. https://doi.org/10.1145/778712.778750

Notes towards an ethnography of domestic technology. / Blythe, Mark; Monk, Andrew.
Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS '02. New York: ACM, 2002. p. 276-281 (Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS).

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Blythe M, Monk A. Notes towards an ethnography of domestic technology. In Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS '02. New York: ACM. 2002. p. 276-281. (Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS). doi: 10.1145/778712.778750

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