Saturday, February 05, 2005
From Zephoria.org:
" the more time that i spend at CHI, the more i'm concerned that HCI isn't entirely figuring out its identity either" responded to by "I can attest that HCI has a serious identity crisis. Sometimes I wonder if it is a field at all in its own right, the way it seems to be hurriedly stitched together from random methods and a little bit of theory from different other disciplines."
So Tech isn't exclusive in the mixed-upness of my field. Danah also complained about time it takes to publish in academia vs. the instant response of her blog which allows her to rework her ideas which I could relate to.
We actually talked about blogs a little bit in class with everyone posting their favorites. Zephoria and Smart Mobs both made it, so I put up Jason's. Amy called on Casey to talk about Live Journal and her master's project. Really wish I had done my research project with Amy.
Read Presentation of Everyday Life by Goffman for that class which really resonated. All about the way we act in front of other people, the masquerade of having to make an impression and act according to status in order to maintain face. We had to pick quotes up for the board and explain why we chose it. I chose one about executives needing to look like Hollywood and being chosen on basis of looks. My explanation was kind of a nervous babble about the career fair and presentation on presenting yourself to employers and the quip about Tech students having bad breath so Career Services was giving out mints which at least got a laugh. Of course it was referring to the racism and discrimination but it's harder to turn that into a discussion topic.
With me, it may sometimes be about having a squeaky voice or not fitting their persona, but maybe it's about being too honest and not presenting the right veneer too. Was chatting with employers during a break in the career fair along with 3 other students in my program. They were emphasizing how they wanted people who did wireframes and was there a class we had that covered that, to which the two guys nodded their heads, one specifically mentioning a class which lasted 3 hrs where they did that. I called him on it later and he mentioned a class in college of architecture that of course noone in our program has taken but insisted that it wasn't a lie since he didn't say he had taken it even though that was definitely what he insinuated. So ethics may be a part of my job search,finding places which value integrity in addition to those that aren't directly contributing to the whole war effort which rules out about half of the employers at the job fair.
But back to Goffman, a lot was similar to what Mom told me growing up and ignored, so guess that presentation and how you project yourself is important. I need to get some of my confidence back.
Very much about female empowerment in Beki's afternoon class with readings by Mead and McLeod. People talking about McLeod's agenda which seemed similar to the one from Nickeled and Dimed though I didn't raise that in class. HCI people lead the discussion, PhDs quieter in comparison. Wish I had said more, though at least I said something about how McLeod wasn't even allowed to vote.
" the more time that i spend at CHI, the more i'm concerned that HCI isn't entirely figuring out its identity either" responded to by "I can attest that HCI has a serious identity crisis. Sometimes I wonder if it is a field at all in its own right, the way it seems to be hurriedly stitched together from random methods and a little bit of theory from different other disciplines."
So Tech isn't exclusive in the mixed-upness of my field. Danah also complained about time it takes to publish in academia vs. the instant response of her blog which allows her to rework her ideas which I could relate to.
We actually talked about blogs a little bit in class with everyone posting their favorites. Zephoria and Smart Mobs both made it, so I put up Jason's. Amy called on Casey to talk about Live Journal and her master's project. Really wish I had done my research project with Amy.
Read Presentation of Everyday Life by Goffman for that class which really resonated. All about the way we act in front of other people, the masquerade of having to make an impression and act according to status in order to maintain face. We had to pick quotes up for the board and explain why we chose it. I chose one about executives needing to look like Hollywood and being chosen on basis of looks. My explanation was kind of a nervous babble about the career fair and presentation on presenting yourself to employers and the quip about Tech students having bad breath so Career Services was giving out mints which at least got a laugh. Of course it was referring to the racism and discrimination but it's harder to turn that into a discussion topic.
With me, it may sometimes be about having a squeaky voice or not fitting their persona, but maybe it's about being too honest and not presenting the right veneer too. Was chatting with employers during a break in the career fair along with 3 other students in my program. They were emphasizing how they wanted people who did wireframes and was there a class we had that covered that, to which the two guys nodded their heads, one specifically mentioning a class which lasted 3 hrs where they did that. I called him on it later and he mentioned a class in college of architecture that of course noone in our program has taken but insisted that it wasn't a lie since he didn't say he had taken it even though that was definitely what he insinuated. So ethics may be a part of my job search,finding places which value integrity in addition to those that aren't directly contributing to the whole war effort which rules out about half of the employers at the job fair.
But back to Goffman, a lot was similar to what Mom told me growing up and ignored, so guess that presentation and how you project yourself is important. I need to get some of my confidence back.
Very much about female empowerment in Beki's afternoon class with readings by Mead and McLeod. People talking about McLeod's agenda which seemed similar to the one from Nickeled and Dimed though I didn't raise that in class. HCI people lead the discussion, PhDs quieter in comparison. Wish I had said more, though at least I said something about how McLeod wasn't even allowed to vote.
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