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I am more than the sum of my parts: an e-waste design fiction

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I am more than the sum of my parts: an e-waste design fiction. / Thomas, Vanessa; Hohnekamp-Bruggemann, Manu; Feldman, David.
EnviroInfo and ICT for Sustainability 2015. Atlantis Press, 2015. p. 57-65.

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Thomas, V, Hohnekamp-Bruggemann, M & Feldman, D 2015, I am more than the sum of my parts: an e-waste design fiction. in EnviroInfo and ICT for Sustainability 2015. Atlantis Press, pp. 57-65, EnviroInfo and ICT for Sustainability 2015, Copenhagen, United Kingdom, 7/09/15. https://doi.org/10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.7

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Thomas, V., Hohnekamp-Bruggemann, M., & Feldman, D. (2015). I am more than the sum of my parts: an e-waste design fiction. In EnviroInfo and ICT for Sustainability 2015 (pp. 57-65). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.7

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Thomas V, Hohnekamp-Bruggemann M, Feldman D. I am more than the sum of my parts: an e-waste design fiction. In EnviroInfo and ICT for Sustainability 2015. Atlantis Press. 2015. p. 57-65 doi: 10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.7

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Thomas, Vanessa ; Hohnekamp-Bruggemann, Manu ; Feldman, David. / I am more than the sum of my parts : an e-waste design fiction. EnviroInfo and ICT for Sustainability 2015. Atlantis Press, 2015. pp. 57-65

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abstract = "This paper is a direct response to recent calls for sustainable technology researchers to use design fiction in their work. It seeks to explore the question: can design fiction be a useful technique for provoking conversations about today{\textquoteright}s complex global e-waste ecosystem? To address that question, the paper begins by presenting an e-waste design fiction in the form of a letter from a fictionally self-aware personal laptop computer to its owner. The letter explores ethical, social, environmental and legal issues related to e-waste, and attempts to provoke readers to reconsider their relationships with electronics. Following the letter, there is a discussion about the research context for this work, initial reactions to it, and some insights that may be used to in future research. The paper{\textquoteright}s novelty stems from its use of a literary e-waste design fiction to provoke conversation, as well as its discussion about design fiction{\textquoteright}s appropriateness for e-waste research.",
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