Why is face-to-face communication vital in the age of the internet and video, or, Why are we here?

Hi all,

This is a call for paper proposals for SEESHOP 2019 open day at the University of Helsinki, July 13.

As is the raison d’être of SEESHOP, we’ll be looking for proposals that capture a range of studies of expertise. SEESHOPs originate from the research tradition of Studies on Expertise and Experience, and have been organized since 2007. The workshop covers a range of topics, including the nature of tacit knowledge, the use of interactional expertise and the importance of retaining a role for specialist expertise. Topics include work related to expertise & law/medicine/environment; trust/distrust of experts and science; interactional and contributory expertise; imitation game methodology and studies of different expert cultures/practices.

Plenaries include,

Harry Collins: Why is face-to-face communication vital in the age of the internet and video, or, Why are we here?

If you are interested in attending, we will need an abstract (up to 250 words) to consider for inclusion in the program. To be considered, we will need your submission by February 28th.