Ndinelao NM Iitumba

I Participate, Therefore We Benefit: Ubuntu as a Relational Compass for Ethical Compensation in HCI

Compensation in HCI research is often the primary ethical interface between HCI researchers and low-income communities. Yet, prevailing models of compensation can perpetuate neocolonial extraction and frame participation as transactional labor. This practice risks creating dependency and obscuring power imbalances, ul…