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SUMMARY:Beyond acceleration: time\, narratives\, and the design of multipl
 e worlds - Larissa Pschetz\, University of Edinburgh
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:Our lives are composed of multiple rhythms\, but many of us\, 
 living in Western industrialised societies\, believe that the world is mov
 ing ever faster. Many of us also feel the range of negative impacts that t
 his supposed condition of acceleration brings to everyday life\, to long-t
 erm decisions\, and to the natural world. Acceleration\, however\, as will
  be argued in this talk\, does not correspond to how the world is\, but ho
 w it is presented to some people\, in some situations. As suggested in som
 e areas of social sciences and the humanities\, the notion of universalise
 d acceleration is just one expression of dominant narratives that tend to 
 treat time as objective\, external to human activities and intrinsically c
 onnected to technological developments. \nThis talk will discuss the main 
 ways these narratives constrain design practice. Temporality is constructe
 d through social practices\, rituals and values. The hegemony of disembodi
 ed notions of time therefore conceals this social complexity and precludes
  designers’ exploration of more varied and nuanced temporal expressions.
  The discussion will be extended to other forms of taken-for-granted narra
 tives\, such as accounts of technological developments and what “the fut
 ure” is to be. Designers\, by creating metaphors that materialise critic
 al issues\, can help to challenge such paradigms and contribute to more di
 verse and inclusive interpretations of the world.\n
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 21 Station Road\, Cambridge
 \, CB1 2FB
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