Call For Papers: EPIC2010 道 Do / The way of ethnography

When: August 29-September 1, 2010

Where: Midtown Conference Center, Tokyo, Japan
Papers: Abstract submission deadline March 14, 2010
Workshops: Proposal submission deadline April 22, 2010
Artifacts: Proposal submission deadline May 2, 2010
Pecha Kucha: Proposal submission deadline May 9, 2010

The start of this new decade marks an exciting new departure for EPIC, as we move beyond North America and Europe for the first time – to Tokyo.

EPIC is the premier international forum bringing together artists, computer scientists, designers, social scientists, marketers, academics and advertisers - and others! - to discuss recent developments and future advances around ethnographic praxis.

We seek original, high quality and engaging papers, workshops, artifacts and
presentations concerning ethnographic praxis in industry, including case studies on research investigations, methodological & theoretical advances, discussions on outcomes, standards, and new applications of ethnography around this year’s conference theme:

道 Do / The way of ethnography

Do captures the sense of individual mastery that is achieved only with the help of a
community and its rich heritage. Do implies a body of knowledge and tradition with an ethic and an aesthetic.

Do is the “path” we have travelled and also the way ahead of us.

'Do' is one's sense of value reflected in a number of spiritual, martial, or aesthetic
disciplines which has been very influential in every aspect of Japanese cultures and societies. 'Bushido,' as portrayed in the movie 'Last Samurai,' is one of the most famous examples of the Japanese way of thinking. Also, Do can be seen in martial arts (e.g. Judo, Aikido and Karate-do), and in aesthetics, such as Sado (the way of tea), Kado (the way of flowers) and Shodo (the way of writing).

Join Epic 2010 and help define Ethnography’s Do. Show others “the way” of doing ethnography in your context, in your industry, in your geography, for your goals.

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