Entangled knowledges: the potential of acknowledging embodied relationships for design for social justice

Bertel, D. S. (Author and Speaker)
Himmelsbach, J. (Author)
Wais-Zechmann, B. (Author)
Eva Reithner (Author)
Neda Deneva (Author)

Experience Contexts & Tools

Activity: Talk or presentation / Lecture › Presentation at a scientific conference / workshop

Description

Opposing traditional understandings of researchers as bodiless observers from a distance, we draw on feminist HCI and feminist epistemology to argue for embracing our emotional and corporeal entanglement with our research to approach embodied objectivity, reflect our role as user-researchers, and foster empathy and creativity in design for social justice. Using collaborative reflexivity, we can navigate potential pitfalls and initiate broader discussions on researchers’ values and bodies within scientific contexts.

Period	26 Apr 2025
Event title	CHI 2025: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Event type	Conference
Location	Yokohama, JapanShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

Research Field

Social Experience

Keywords

Embodiment
feminist
epistemology
situated knowledges
researcher identity
design for social justice