[Air-l] Academic traditions

[Suzana Sukovic]

Caroline, my doctoral study into the roles of e-texts in the humanities 
investigated some of these issues. I finished data-gathering and 
analysis,  but this aspect of findings hasn't been published yet. I am 
still very curious about issues of academic tradition and change. At UTS, 
we are having an interesting series of seminars that explores relationships 
between practice and research. My question for the list is a matter of 
interest and curiosity, not formal data-gathering. I hope that the list 
participants could provide a variety of answers and insights because 
Internet researchers may have different experiences from people who study 
religion and conduct part of their studies online, for example.

I am coming to Urbana-Champaign to present some of my findings at Digital 
Humanities 07. Hopefully, we'll have a chance to continue this conversation.
Cheers,
Suzana

At 11:34 PM 21/05/2007, Caroline Haythornthwaite wrote:
>An interesting question. Can you give us some context -- more that general
>curiosity -- for the questions. Do you have a particular incident that 
>generates
>you question, or a research project? Is this information for a research 
>study or
>for academic practice?
>
>/Caroline
>
>
>
>---- Original message ----
> >Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 14:33:23 +1000
> >From: Suzana Sukovic <suzana.sukovic at uts.edu.au>
> >Subject: [Air-l] Academic traditions
> >To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> >
> >We agree that we are all learners, that students may be experienced
> >practitioners, and practitioners experienced researchers. An "early career
> >researcher" may be a 20+ person out of school or 50+ who starts an academic
> >career. Career paths aren't straight any more.
> >
> >Academic traditions in the humanities and social sciences (to make it more
> >manageable) aren't straight either, if they ever were. Someone asked a
> >question about references to online sources and people mentioned a regular
> >evaluation as a way to go. However, there are indications that referencing
> >practices develop in a complex negotiation with tradition in some academic
> >fields. At the same time, traditional academic genres are shifting to merge
> >a line between academic-creative, visual-textual, rational-emotional,
> >dramatically in some fields, slightly in others. Do you have examples for
> >these and other shifts? What does Internet do to change academia and its
> >traditions? There is a fair bit written on the topic, but I am interested
> >in your perceptions. What is it in shifting traditions that affects you as
> >an academic in your daily work?
> >
> >Suzana
> >
> >
> >At 09:58 PM 18/05/2007, you wrote:
> >Jeremy Hunsinger
> >>I would also note that many members of this list are not either a
> >>professor or ph.d. student.  We have many professionals and
> >>practitioners.
> >>
> >>In regards to the issues of the 'imposter syndrome' in academia.
> >>Which I've known people to express all the way through their
> >>careers.  I know full professors who still don't think they 'belong',
> >>'know what they are supposed to', and/or feel  like an imposter.
> >
> >Suzana
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Suzana Sukovic
PhD Candidate
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Information & Knowledge Management
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Technology, Sydney

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