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'''Lucy Suchman''' is Professor of Anthropology of Science and Technology in the Department of Sociology at ]. Before coming to Lancaster, she held the positions of Principal Scientist and manager of the Work Practice and Technology area at Xerox's ].<ref>http://www.media.mit.edu/events/2009/05/11/agencies-interface-colloquium-lucy-suchman</ref> '''Lucy Suchman''' is Professor of Anthropology of Science and Technology in the Department of Sociology at ]. Before coming to Lancaster, she held the positions of Principal Scientist and manager of the Work Practice and Technology area at Xerox's ].<ref>http://www.media.mit.edu/events/2009/05/11/agencies-interface-colloquium-lucy-suchman</ref>
She is a graduate of the ], obtaining her BA in 1972, MA in 1977 and a Doctorate in Social and Cultural Anthropology in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/profiles/31/}}</ref> She is a graduate of the ], obtaining her BA in 1972, MA in 1977 and a Doctorate in Social and Cultural Anthropology in 1984. <ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Lucy Suchman|url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/profiles/31/|work=Lancaster University|authorlink=Professor Lucy Suchman}}</ref>


==Research== ==Research==
Suchman's book,''"Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human-machine Communication"'' (1987), provided intellectual foundations for the field of ]. She challenged common assumptions behind the design of ] with a cogent anthropological argument that human action is constantly constructed and reconstructed from dynamic interactions with the material and social worlds. The theory of ] emphasizes the importance of the environment as an integral part of the ]. Suchman's book,''"Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human-machine Communication"'' (1987), provided intellectual foundations for the field of ]. She challenged common assumptions behind the design of ] with a cogent anthropological argument that human action is constantly constructed and reconstructed from dynamic interactions with the material and social worlds. The theory of ] emphasizes the importance of the environment as an integral part of the ].
She has made fundamental contributions to ethnographic analysis, conversational analysis and Participatory Design techniques for the development of interactive computer systems. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/profiles/31/}}</ref> She has made fundamental contributions to ethnographic analysis, conversational analysis and Participatory Design techniques for the development of interactive computer systems. <ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Lucy Suchman|url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/profiles/31/|work=Lancaster University|authorlink=Professor Lucy Suchman}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book|last=Suchman|first=Lucy|title=Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human-machine Communication|year=1987|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|pages=203}}</ref>


A second updated version of the book was published in 2007. This second edition, called ''Human-Machine Reconfigurations: Plans and Situated Action'', included developments in the field of computing and social studies technology since the mid-1980’s. Specifically, Suchman addressed the relationship and interactions between humans and machines with a focus on the new humanlike machines. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oopsla.org/oopsla2008/program-overview/invited-speakers.html}}</ref> A second updated version of the book was published in 2007. This second edition, called ''Human-Machine Reconfigurations: Plans and Situated Action'', included developments in the field of computing and social studies technology since the mid-1980’s. Specifically, Suchman addressed the relationship and interactions between humans and machines with a focus on the new humanlike machines.<ref>{{cite book|last=Suchman|first=Lucy|title=Human-machine reconfigurations : plans and situated actions|year=2007|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|pages=314}}</ref>


Lucy Suchman's research focus is on ethnographies behind technology and how technology has led to re-thinking of the relationship between feminist theory, anthropology and science. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presencing.com/dol/interviews/Suchman-1999.shtml}}</ref> Lucy Suchman's research focus is on ethnographies behind technology and how technology has led to re-thinking of the relationship between feminist theory, anthropology and science. <ref>{{cite web|title=Invited Speakers|url=http://www.oopsla.org/oopsla2008/program-overview/invited-speakers.html|work=OOPSLA Conference|authorlink=Invited Speakers}}</ref>


==Publications== ==Publications==
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2005 Outstanding Contribution to Research Award from the Communication and Information Technologies Section of the <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/profiles/31/}}</ref> 2005 Outstanding Contribution to Research Award from the Communication and Information Technologies Section of the <ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Lucy Suchman|url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/profiles/31/|work=Lancaster University|authorlink=Professor Lucy Suchman}}</ref>


2010 Lifetime Research Award from the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sigchi.org/about/awards/2010-sigchi-awards}}</ref> 2010 Lifetime Research Award from the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) <ref>{{cite web|title=2010 SIGCHI Awards|url=http://www.sigchi.org/about/awards/2010-sigchi-awards|work=SIGCHI|authorlink=2010 SIGCHI Awards}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==

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Lucy Suchman is Professor of Anthropology of Science and Technology in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University. Before coming to Lancaster, she held the positions of Principal Scientist and manager of the Work Practice and Technology area at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, obtaining her BA in 1972, MA in 1977 and a Doctorate in Social and Cultural Anthropology in 1984.

Research

Suchman's book,"Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human-machine Communication" (1987), provided intellectual foundations for the field of human-computer interaction (HCI). She challenged common assumptions behind the design of interactive systems with a cogent anthropological argument that human action is constantly constructed and reconstructed from dynamic interactions with the material and social worlds. The theory of situated cognition emphasizes the importance of the environment as an integral part of the cognitive process. She has made fundamental contributions to ethnographic analysis, conversational analysis and Participatory Design techniques for the development of interactive computer systems.

A second updated version of the book was published in 2007. This second edition, called Human-Machine Reconfigurations: Plans and Situated Action, included developments in the field of computing and social studies technology since the mid-1980’s. Specifically, Suchman addressed the relationship and interactions between humans and machines with a focus on the new humanlike machines.

Lucy Suchman's research focus is on ethnographies behind technology and how technology has led to re-thinking of the relationship between feminist theory, anthropology and science.

Publications

  • Lucy Suchman. Human-Machine Reconfigurations. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2007.
  • Suchman, L. (2007) Feminist STS and the Sciences of the Artificial. In: New Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. MIT Press.
  • Suchman, L. (2005) Affiliative Objects. Organization, 12 (3). pp. 379-399.
  • Suchman, L. (2004) Decentring the manager/designer. In: Managing as designing. Stanford Business Books, Stanford, pp. 169-73.
  • Suchman, L. (2004) Methods and madness. In: First person : new media as story, performance, and game. MIT Press, London, pp. 95-98.
  • Suchman, L. (2004) Talking things. In: First person : new media as story, performance, and game. MIT Press, London, pp. 262-265.
  • Suchman, L. (2003) Figuring service in discourses of ICT: the case of software agent. In: Global and Organizational Discourses about Information Technology. International Federation for Information Processing . Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 15-32.
  • Suchman, L. (2003) Organising allignment. In: Knowing in organizations : a practice-based approach. M. E. Sharpe, London, pp. 187-203.
  • Suchman, L. (2002) Practice-based design of information systems : notes from the hyperdeveloped world. The Information Society, 18 (2). pp. 139-144.
  • Suchman, L. A. and Blomberg, J. and Trigg, R. (2002) Working Artefacts: Ethnomethods of the prototype. British Journal of Sociology, 53 (2). pp. 163-179.
  • Suchman, L. (2000) Embodied Practices of Engineering Work. Mind, Culture and Activity, 7 (1&2). pp. 4-18.
  • Suchman, L. (2000) Making a case: knowledge and routine work in document production. In: Workplace studies : recovering work practice and informing system design. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 29-45.
  • Suchman, L. (2000) Organising alignment : a case of bridge-building. Organization, 7 (2). pp. 311-327.
  • Suchman, L. and Bishop, L. (2000) Problematizing 'Innovation' as a Critical Project. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 12 (3). pp. 327-333.
  • Lucy Suchman. Response to Vera and Simon's Situated Action: A Symbolic Interpretation. Cognitive Science, 17:71—75, 1993.
  • Lucy Suchman. Plans and situated actions : The Problem of Human-Machine Communication. Cambridge University Press, New York, 1987.

Awards

1988 Xerox Corporate Research Group's Excellence in Science and Technology Award

2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science

Preceded byMarvin Minsky Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science
2002 		Succeeded byJohn McCarthy (computer scientist)

2005 Outstanding Contribution to Research Award from the Communication and Information Technologies Section of the American Sociological Association

2010 Lifetime Research Award from the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction

See also

External links

References

  1. http://www.media.mit.edu/events/2009/05/11/agencies-interface-colloquium-lucy-suchman
  2. "Professor Lucy Suchman". Lancaster University.
  3. "Professor Lucy Suchman". Lancaster University.
  4. Suchman, Lucy (1987). Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human-machine Communication. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 203.
  5. Suchman, Lucy (2007). Human-machine reconfigurations : plans and situated actions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 314.
  6. "Invited Speakers". OOPSLA Conference.
  7. "Professor Lucy Suchman". Lancaster University.
  8. "2010 SIGCHI Awards". SIGCHI.


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