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- Convenors:
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Niels Christian Mossfeldt Nickelsen
(University of South-Eastern Norway)
Agnete Meldgaard Hansen (Roskilde University)
Annette Kamp (Roskilde University)
Hilde Thygesen (University of South-Eastern Norway)
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- Format:
- Combined Format Open Panel
Short Abstract
This panel contributes to STS by focusing on how private homes of older adults are being reconfigured with increasing use of care-related technologies. Which are the health tech homes anticipated in dominant socio-technical imaginaries, and which development would we as researchers encourage.
Description
Home as context of caring makes a powerful image. This open panel unpacks assumptions
like ‘there is no place like home to care for older adults’ (From et al., 2009). Taking a critical
view on dominant socio-technical imaginaries (Jasanoff & Kim, 2015) and their projected futures, our aim is to
challenge the idea of independence as a result of staying longer at home aided by technology
(Jakobsen & Lind, 2023). Pasveer, Synnes and Moser (2020) propose to view home as a verb rather than a noun. Home is made, they suggest. Therefore, rather than independence, growing old with care is about learning to become dependent.
Nickelsen and Abildgaard (2022) propose that good assistive technology offers alternative
and attractive dependency situations. In this panel, we want to explore which dependencies are worth creating and what future homes
are worth realizing? Also, what role does affectivity and
aesthetics play in making resilient homes? In line with the theme of the EASSTS annual meeting,
we want to explore what are the homes for older adults we want to see in
the future and what are we as researchers encouraging caring for in terms of home, care and
tech. We invite presentations that focus on how homemaking is reconfigured when care and
tech move in, and also presentations reflecting upon the influence of current
sociotechnical imaginaries and their translation. The discussion contributes to STS by
focusing on the specificities, transformations and futures of care, home and tech. We invite a
combined form open panel focusing on STS sensibility in relation to homemaking. Thus, we
are expecting academic paper presentations, while also welcoming experimental formats of
knowledge expression, such as dialogue sessions focused on homemaking
and care for older adults.