View the lectures from the conference on Practice Theories

On September 24th and 25th 2014 the Graduate School of the University of Humanistic Studies (Utrecht, the Netherlands) presented a two-day conference on Practice Theories. During this conference central issues raised by practice theories were explored and discussed. Subjects of debate were the relation between human actors and material ‘objects’, technologies and meaning emerging from practices.

Keynote speakers were:

Prof. Dr. Davide Nicolini from the University of Warwick, GB. He discussed practice theories in
plural and the idea that practice theory is not a (new) school. The ‘family resemblances’ in the theories of practice however do offer explanatory power that other approaches were not able to offer.

Prof. Robert Schmidt from Eichstatt University, Germany. He explained what praxeology is about, drawing on Bourdieu and taking praxeology as a research strategy. Praxeology is a game changer with regard to several ethical and sociological approaches.

Both share a vivid interest with researchers at the University of Humanistic Studies in complex organisations, and thorough qualitative and conceptual research.

Their lectures (and more) were recorded and are now available on the site:

http://ethicsofcare.org/practice-theories-conference-2014/lectures-of-practice-theories-conference/

All lectures from the conference ‘An Inquiry into theories of practice: Rethinking actors, materiality and organisations’, organised by the Graduate School of the University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, the Netherlands on September 24th and 25th 2014, are available on the site: http://ethicsofcare.org/practice-theories-conference-2014/lectures-of-practice-theories-conference.