HILDE THYGESEN is Associate professor at VID Specialized University (Oslo) and Erasmus+ lecturer at the Institute for European Ethnology this semester. She is a STS researcher with a formal background in health sciences (Occupational therapist) and a PhD in sociology. Her main research interests are care practices, ethics-in-practice, the relations between technology and care, and in particular the transformation of health- and social care through the introduction of new technologies (telehealth and telecare). Her presentation “Technology and good dementia care. Technology and ethics in everyday care practice” will take place in collaboration with the MediaLab.
