Rethinking civic computing in China by Yubo Kou and Bonnie Nardi

Yubo Kou; Bonnie Nardi

doi:10.5210/fm.v21i7.6655

Rethinking civic computing in China by Yubo Kou and Bonnie Nardi

Yubo Kou, Bonnie Nardi

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Civic computing research is concerned with the relationship of digital technologies to civic participation. We discuss Foucault's work on the care of the self which considers how a person seeks a certain mode of being such as happiness, perfection, or wisdom. We describe our qualitative study of Chinese mainland citizens who used technologies to understand and participate in political events, in particular the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement. We examine how care of the self offers an alternative, critical perspective for rethinking civic participation and civic computing.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	6655
Journal	First Monday
Volume	21
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v21i7.6655
State	Published - 2016

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Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Networks and Communications

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