ITeG-Ringvorlesung: "New Materialist Human-Computer Interaction: The Promise and Problem of Theory"

Beschreibung

In der ITeG-Ringvorlesung "Digitale Gesellschaft - eine Gestaltungsaufgabe" wird am 11. November 2026 Prof. Dr. Verena Fuchsberger Einblicke geben zum Thema "New Materialist Human-Computer Interaction: The Promise and Problem of Theory".

Zoom-Link für die Online-Zuschaltung: www.uni-kassel.de/go/iteg-lectures-zoom

Verena Fuchsberger is Associate Professor in the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Division at the University of Salzburg, Austria. Her research examines the relations between humans, technologies, materials, and environments across diverse contexts, including intergenerational remote relationships, makerspaces, and industrial production. Through her current research project, Thinking with Things, she investigates how New Materialist theory can meaningfully intersect with HCI research and design practices.

Zusammenfassung ihres Vortrags:

New Materialist perspectives have gained increasing attention in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), offering new ways to address pressing challenges such as climate change or inequality. By foregrounding the entanglement of humans, technologies, materials, and environments, New Materialism challenges anthropocentric perspectives and narratives of technological salvation. Yet its integration into HCI research and design practice remains difficult. In this talk, I explore the promises and challenges of New Materialist HCI and present examples of how theory can be understood and transformed to inform practice. I conclude with reflections on lessons learned and future directions.

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