Aarhus Workshop on Ethics, Power, and Participation
At the recent Aarhus Decolonial Conference, Nimra Ahmed, Lu Arn, and Natasha Obukhova, together with [co-organizers: Nadia Campo Wotyuk, Nicolai Brodersen Hansen, Anupriya Tulli, Angelika Strohmayer], co-organized the workshop “Ethics, Power, and Participation” within the Crisis × Computing theme.
The workshop explored tensions of ethics and power in participatory and justice-oriented design research, especially when working in crisis contexts. We were delighted to welcome 16–18 participants, including several who joined spontaneously on the day. Together, participants engaged in lively discussions, shared critical reflections from their own practice, and co-created a collective zine capturing experiences, challenges, and strategies for navigating ethics and power in design work.
The workshop not only sparked thoughtful conversations but also fostered new connections among researchers committed to addressing justice, care, and participation in computing. The workshop paper is available here.