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Proposal Presentation Review

Presenter: Sonya Reviewer: Jen Barton

1. Did the presentation clearly describe the aims of the research – empirical, conceptual, methodological and practical?

yes

Why do you want to eliminate the distinction between human and nonhuman actants? Are schizophrenic patients collaborating in the design of robots?

I could see you framing the whole project through feminist scholarship which might make the thing a little more specific.

The concept of imaginaries sounds like it would also be very useful to you.

2. Did the presentation provide an overview of what we already know about the research subject, and then explain how the proposed research will create new knowledge?

I felt like a lot of what you presented was about the research being done by psychologists and robot designers, which was interesting. A little more about what ANT theory has already done might be helpful to hear.

3. Did the presentation provide a robust sense of how the research will be carried out, and of the type of data that will be collected?

How will you deal with the ethics of interviewing schizophrenics? How will you identify them? Do you speak Japanese?

4. Did the research plan presented seem credible and feasible? See above.

5. Did the presentation provide a tangible sense of the book and other outcomes of the research?

Yes. Very ambitious, but exciting!

6. Did the presentation persuade you that the proposed research is important, in this historical moment in particular?

Yes

7. Was the speaking style clear, engaging and well timed? I would like it better if you were to talk to us rather than read at us.

8. Further comments and questions.