Matters of time: the different times of technological innovation and care practice.

Sara Marie Ertner; Signe Louise Yndigegn

Abstract

This paper explores the divergent ways of assembling ageing, time, technology and care in practices of innovation,
home care, and the everyday lives of elderly people. Drawing on empirical observations of controversies
around time and technology, we inquire into the ontology of time.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Publikationsdato	25 jul. 2018
Status	Udgivet - 25 jul. 2018
Begivenhed	EASST 2018: Meetings - Making Science, Technology and Society together - Lancaster University, Lancaster, Storbritannien Varighed: 25 jul. 2018 → 28 jul. 2018 https://easst2018.easst.net/

Konference

Konference	EASST 2018
Lokation	Lancaster University
Land/Område	Storbritannien
By	Lancaster
Periode	25/07/2018 → 28/07/2018
Internetadresse	https://easst2018.easst.net/

Emneord

Time
Care
Innovation
Ageing
technology

Citationsformater

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