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DATIS Workshop

Posted February 26, 2018

Activity Theory in Information Studies (DATIS): building the AT community in IS, 25th June 2018

At the European Conference on Information Systems, Portsmouth, UK
http://ecis2018.eu/call-for-workshops-or-tutorials/

Over the last two decades the use of Activity Theory has developed within the field of information systems (IS) (Allen et al., 2013; Karanasios & Allen, 2013; Karanasios 2018; Malaurent and Avison 2015; Simeonova, 2017), as well as related fields such as Human Computer Interaction (Kaptelinin & Nardi, 2006; Kuutti, 1996; Nardi, 1996), information studies (Allen et al., 2011; Spasser, 1999; Wilson, 2008; Hasan et al., 2016), organisation studies (Engestrom 2000; Jazrabkowski 2003) and communications (Spinuzzi, 2012). However, while there is a growing community, the use and development of Activity Theory in IS remains underdeveloped and fragmented.

The purpose of the workshop is to strengthen and develop the community of IS scholars using Activity Theory as an analytic and explanatory framework to understand the relationship between information, knowledge, context, people and technology. While there is significant interest in this topic many of the researchers deploying Activity Theory are working as lone scholars within IS and related departments.

The aim of the workshop will be threefold:

  1. Strengthen and build the community of scholars within IS using Activity Theory to understand the relationship between information, knowledge, context, people and technology.
  2. Provide an opportunity for scholars to reflect and gain feedback on work in progress or gain fresh perspectives.
  3. Provide support for researchers that are starting to explore Activity Theory.

Submission details and dates

  • Submission of short paper (500 words): 15th April 2018; should be e-mailed to Boyka Simeonova, [email protected], with the words “DATIS Workshop” in the title.
  • Short paper submission is not required for attendance at the workshop.

Deadlines for submission: 15th April 2018
Notification of acceptance: 25th of April 2018