Professor Barbara Czarniawska, best known for her highly influential research on the travel of ideas and translation, was a guest researcher at WIPCAD during the week of the 25 of April. Her input was much appreciated and during her stay she was in high demand. She delivered the first WIPCAD lecture of the Summer Semester on 27 April 2016 on University Fashions and advised Doctoral Researchers on their individual projects in one-to-one appointments. In addition she offered a 90-minutes methods workshop. At the example of three different studies, the group of 14 participants learnt about three ways in which to study translation of ideas and practices: 1. To be in a place where a global idea is translated into practices; 2. following translations of documents and objects; 3. following objects and quasi objects themselves.
Lydia Malmedie