In Deconstructing Ethnography the authors show how ânewâ calls are returning systems design to âoldâ and problematic ways of understanding the social. They argue that systems design can be appropriately grounded in the social through the ordinary methods that members use to order their actions and interactions.
This work is written for post-graduate students and researchers alike, as well as design practitioners who have an interest in bringing the social to bear on design in a systematic rather than a piecemeal way. This is not a âhow toâ book, but instead elaborates the foundations upon which the social can be systematically built into the design of ubiquitous and interactive systems.