Interaction in isolation: The dislocated world of the London underground train driver

Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 555-575

  Heath, Christian ^a   Hindmarsh, Jon ^a   Luff, Paul ^a  

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Author keywords

Ethnography; Public behaviour; Social interaction; Technology; Transport; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033177102     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/s0038038599000358     Document Type: Article

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35. Biographical note: CHRISTIAN HEATH is Professor at King's College London. With a small research group, he is currently undertaking in a range of projects concerned with work, interaction and technology in such areas as the media, transport, medicine, and museums and galleries. JON HINDMARSH is a Research Fellow at King's College London currently working on various projects including an ESRC funded study of objects and social interaction. PAUL LUFF is a Senior Research Fellow at King's College London currently working on various projects including an ESRC/DTI funded project concerned with multimedia technologies for mobile staff on London Underground.