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Digital Identit(y/ies)
Andy Coverdale
Challenging the Binaries
University of Sheffield | 29 June 2012
Image Jens Hesse | Woman (African) | oil on corduroy (2011) http://www.jenshesse.com
Digital Identity
Socio­technical and virtuality constructs
Identity is ‘multiphrenic’ (Gergan, 2000)
Identity as reified forms of social and
cultural practice
Doctoral Context
PhD as transformative
Critical role in the development of an academic /
professional identity
Positionality – locating oneself in the research ‘field’
‘Fractured subjectivities’ (Barnacle & Mewburn, 2010)
Identity and agency
Based on Usher, R., Bryant, I., & Johnston, R. (1996). Adult Education and the
Postmodern Challenge: Learning Beyond the Limits. London: Routledge..
Identity is…

‘Confessional’ Practice      ‘Critical’ Practice
(Modernist)                  (Postmodernist)
Determined by dominant       Socially constructed and
structures                   culturally mediated
Stable                       Flexible and in flux
Singular and developmental   Multiple and fragmentary
Unified across multiple      Diversified across multiple
contexts                     contexts
Sociocultural Perspectives
Identity as reified forms of perfomativity ­ social
production, interaction and participation
Prioritisation, roles and ‘provisional selves’
Situated learning ­ increased capacity to participate
in communities of practice
Figured




                                              Holland, D., Lachicotte, W. Jr., Skinner, D., & Cain, C. (1998). Identity and agency in
    World

“
                                              cultural worlds. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
    a socially and culturally constructed
    realm of interpretation in which
    particular characters and actors are
                                         “
    recognized, significance is assigned to
    certain acts, and particular outcomes
    are valued over others.

    Holland et al. (1998)
Research Design
_________________________________________


Participants
Six PhD students:
• Different stages of PhD
• Humanities, Soc. Sci. & interdisciplinary
• UK-based - ‘traditional’ faculty & DTCs

Data Collection
15-month period:
• Digital artefacts (blog posts, tweets etc.)
• Field notes
• Participant-reported accounts
• Three interviews with each participant

Data Analysis
Activity Theory:
• Descriptive analytical framework
• Open coding and thick description
Digital Identit(y/ies)
Digital Identit(y/ies)
Digital Identit(y/ies)
Some Findings
_____________________________________________


Identity Construction
• Cultural artefacts
• Genre knowledge and figured worlds

Negotiating Practice Contexts
• Multiple doctoral research cultures
• Peripheral doctoral contexts

Authenticity in Digital Contexts
• “Privileged Insight”
• Social, cultural and political dimensions
Some Findings
_____________________________________________


Partiality in Digital Contexts
• Partially realised identities
• Integrated with other doctoral practices
• Dominant cultural practices

Ambiguity in Digital Contexts
• Interactive vs. broadcast metaphors
• Imagined audiences
Digital




                                                    Beetham, H., McGill, L., & Littlejohn, A. (2009). Thriving in the 21st century: Literacies
    Literacies




                                                    for the digital age (LLiDA Project). The Caledonian Academy. JISC.
“   (R)ecognising technology practice as
    diverse and constitutive of personal
    identity, including identity in different
    peer, subject and workplace
    communities, and individual styles of
    participation.

    Beetham et al. (2009:3)
                                                “
Thanks
    Andy Coverdale
    Blog: http://www.phdblog.net
    Twitter: @andycoverdale

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Digital Identit(y/ies)

  • 1. Digital Identit(y/ies) Andy Coverdale Challenging the Binaries University of Sheffield | 29 June 2012
  • 2. Image Jens Hesse | Woman (African) | oil on corduroy (2011) http://www.jenshesse.com Digital Identity Socio­technical and virtuality constructs Identity is ‘multiphrenic’ (Gergan, 2000) Identity as reified forms of social and cultural practice
  • 3. Doctoral Context PhD as transformative Critical role in the development of an academic / professional identity Positionality – locating oneself in the research ‘field’ ‘Fractured subjectivities’ (Barnacle & Mewburn, 2010) Identity and agency
  • 4. Based on Usher, R., Bryant, I., & Johnston, R. (1996). Adult Education and the Postmodern Challenge: Learning Beyond the Limits. London: Routledge..
  • 5. Identity is… ‘Confessional’ Practice ‘Critical’ Practice (Modernist) (Postmodernist) Determined by dominant Socially constructed and structures culturally mediated Stable Flexible and in flux Singular and developmental Multiple and fragmentary Unified across multiple Diversified across multiple contexts contexts
  • 6. Sociocultural Perspectives Identity as reified forms of perfomativity ­ social production, interaction and participation Prioritisation, roles and ‘provisional selves’ Situated learning ­ increased capacity to participate in communities of practice
  • 7. Figured Holland, D., Lachicotte, W. Jr., Skinner, D., & Cain, C. (1998). Identity and agency in World “ cultural worlds. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. a socially and culturally constructed realm of interpretation in which particular characters and actors are “ recognized, significance is assigned to certain acts, and particular outcomes are valued over others. Holland et al. (1998)
  • 8. Research Design _________________________________________ Participants Six PhD students: • Different stages of PhD • Humanities, Soc. Sci. & interdisciplinary • UK-based - ‘traditional’ faculty & DTCs Data Collection 15-month period: • Digital artefacts (blog posts, tweets etc.) • Field notes • Participant-reported accounts • Three interviews with each participant Data Analysis Activity Theory: • Descriptive analytical framework • Open coding and thick description
  • 12. Some Findings _____________________________________________ Identity Construction • Cultural artefacts • Genre knowledge and figured worlds Negotiating Practice Contexts • Multiple doctoral research cultures • Peripheral doctoral contexts Authenticity in Digital Contexts • “Privileged Insight” • Social, cultural and political dimensions
  • 13. Some Findings _____________________________________________ Partiality in Digital Contexts • Partially realised identities • Integrated with other doctoral practices • Dominant cultural practices Ambiguity in Digital Contexts • Interactive vs. broadcast metaphors • Imagined audiences
  • 14. Digital Beetham, H., McGill, L., & Littlejohn, A. (2009). Thriving in the 21st century: Literacies Literacies for the digital age (LLiDA Project). The Caledonian Academy. JISC. “ (R)ecognising technology practice as diverse and constitutive of personal identity, including identity in different peer, subject and workplace communities, and individual styles of participation. Beetham et al. (2009:3) “
  • 15. Thanks Andy Coverdale Blog: http://www.phdblog.net Twitter: @andycoverdale