About the seminar
The topic of digital disconnection serves as a meeting point for researchers from different fields. However, recent contributions have begun to discuss research on this topic as a distinct subfield, assessing epistemologies, conceptualisations and theories. More such work is on its way.
In a recent contribution in Media, Culture and Society, eight young researchers maps digital disconnection research along a "pluralistic continuum" and argue for multidisciplinarity and complementarity.
In this seminar, we have invited two contributors working in different parts of the field to offer their perspectives on the theoretical and conceptual evolvement of disconnection research.
Lise-Marie Nassen studies digital well-being, specifically the relationship between digital disconnection and psychological well-being. In her talk, she will draw on the recently published review article: Opt-out, abstain, unplug. A systematic review of the voluntary digital disconnection literature.
Mariek Vanden Abeele investigates digital culture through a combined lens of media psychology and media sociology. In her talk, she will explore the potential for theory-building in the intersection of mobile media and disconnection studies.
The seminar takes place May 7, 14.00-15.00 Norway time/CET.
Participants
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Lise-Marie Nassen is a PhD fellow at the Leuven School for Mass Communication Research (KU Leuven).
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Mariek Vanden Abeele is Professor at the research group for Media, Innovation and Communication Technologies, Department of Communication Sciences, Ghent University. Mariek holds a 2020 ERC Starting Grant on Digital Well-being.
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Trine Syvertsen (digitox, University of Oslo) will chair the seminar.
About the digitox seminar series
- Digitox welcomes academics and students to digital seminars, usually monthly.
- If you are interested in attending, please send an email to Trine Syvertsen to get info on mailing lists and zoom links.
- The format is usually two short presentations followed by discussion and questions.
- In the seminar, we also welcome you to share information about upcoming and current publications and events pertaining to disconnection and detox.