Jealousy, Jealousy
Exploring Discipline Envy and Method Jealousy in Developing Research Topics in Information Science
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In this lightning talk I use an autoethnographic and narrative approach to discuss the generative and obstructive potential of discipline envy and method jealousy in developing research topics in Information Science (IS). I describe how envy and jealousy shaped the development of my doctoral research topic, information-sharing of artist-researchers, and aim to provoke reflection on cross-disciplinary research.
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