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
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 14:33:23 +1000 From: Suzana Sukovic <suzana.sukovic@uts.edu.au> Subject: [Air-l] Academic traditions To: air-l@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.
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