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Changing Academic Life

Susanne Bødker on career, culture and choices

11 Oct 2023

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Professor Susanne Bødker is a professor of Human Computer Interaction at Aarhus University in Denmark. She reflects on 40 years at Aarhus University (AU) touching on issues including mobility, changes over time, hiring practices, creating collegial culture, being active in university politics, transitioning to retirement, being a single parent, among many others. You’ll hear a strongly held set of values around participation and human connections. Susanne is one of the most respected and impactful HCI researchers yet you’ll also hear her humility. Thank you Susanne for a career well served and that will hopefully continue in some ways as you explore your new opportunities. Apologies for missing music - trying to get that sorted!Overview0:05 Welcome to Changing Academic Life.[00:00:29] Episode introduction[00:02:21] Susanne introduces herself and her PhD times[00:14:36] Reflecting on 40 years in Aarhus[00:21:31] The collegial social culture at Aarhus[00:25:29] Hiring people for fit[00:30:18] The value of mobility[00:38:06] The big changes over time[00:40:49] Being involved in university politics[00:47:39] Transitioning to retirement[00:54:39] How she sees her legacy[01:00:05] Being a single parent[01:04:52] Wrapping up01:07:21 EndRelated links:Susanne Bødker, Google Scholar profile Her published thesis: Susanne Bødker, Through the Interface: A Human Activity Approach to User Interface Design, Routledge, 1990Austrian Academy of Sciences Lecture, 21 Sept 2023, “How do we understand tools, and why is that important for contemporary human-computer interaction?"Morten Kyng, Kristen Nygaard, Kim Halskov, Joan Greenbaum Winograd, Terry and Flores, Fernando, Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design, Intellect Books, 1986. Dreyfus, Stuart E. and Dreyfus, Hubert L. (1986). Mind over Machine. New York, NY: Free Press.Utopia project & Participatory IT (PIT) Centre Keywords:Academia, Career paths, Research culture, Retirement, ValuesClick here to subscribe via the player of your choice.

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