Gently to hear, kindly to judge: the affective information practices of theatre professionals and journalists Untitled Publication

Olsson, M

Gently to hear, kindly to judge: the affective information practices of theatre professionals and journalists Untitled Publication

Olsson, M

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Publisher:: University of Sheffield
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Citation:: Olsson, Michael 2013, 'Gently to hear, kindly to judge: the affective information practices of theatre professionals and journalists Untitled Publication', University of Sheffield, UK, pp. 1-12.
Issue Date:: 2013

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dc.contributor.author	Olsson, M	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Jeppe Nicolaisen	en_US
dc.date	20130819	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-04-14T02:46:19Z
dc.date.available	2014-04-14T02:46:19Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en_US
dc.identifier	2012008131	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Olsson, Michael 2013, 'Gently to hear, kindly to judge: the affective information practices of theatre professionals and journalists Untitled Publication', University of Sheffield, UK, pp. 1-12.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1368-1613	en_US
dc.identifier.other	E1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/26616
dc.description.abstract	Introduction. This article examines the role of emotion in the information practices of members of theatre professionals and journalists. It draws on Foucault and critical discourse analysis to understand affective information practices in a new way: as a discursive construct: both the product and generator of power:knowledge relations. Methods. Both studies employed a combination of semi-structured and conversational interviewing. Analysis involved inductive critical discourse analysis of the interview transcripts, aided by the use of N-Vivo software and extensive use of the broader thematic writing techniques. Results. The essentially social nature of the participants? practices is highlighted, not only their heavy reliance on personal relationships but also the clear relationship between their sense-making and the social norms and accepted practices (discursive rules) that have developed in their professional communities. Social norms and practices govern not only participants? use of language and construction of ideas, but also how they act, speak and understand emotion. Conclusion. A construction of emotion as a discursive construct has important implications both for information research and for discourse analysis. The article offers a radically different conceptual lens through which researchers can study affect not in individual or acultural terms but as a social construct like language, both a product and a generator of power:knowledge.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Sheffield	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Verified OK	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Information Research - Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	http://www.informationr.net/ir/18-3/colis/paperC22.html#.UqaaOdIW1Ns	en_US
dc.subject	Information behaviour; information practice, affective information behaviour, embodied information behaviour; discourse analysis; Sense-Making	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Library and Information Studies	en_US
dc.title	Gently to hear, kindly to judge: the affective information practices of theatre professionals and journalists Untitled Publication	en_US
dc.type	Conference
utslib.citation.volume	18	en_US
utslib.citation.number	3	en_US
utslib.location	UK	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	1	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	12	en_US
utslib.identifier.org	FASS.Communication & Learning Group	en_US
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dc.location.activity	Copenhagen, Denmark	en_US
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Abstract:

Introduction. This article examines the role of emotion in the information practices of members of theatre professionals and journalists. It draws on Foucault and critical discourse analysis to understand affective information practices in a new way: as a discursive construct: both the product and generator of power:knowledge relations. Methods. Both studies employed a combination of semi-structured and conversational interviewing. Analysis involved inductive critical discourse analysis of the interview transcripts, aided by the use of N-Vivo software and extensive use of the broader thematic writing techniques. Results. The essentially social nature of the participants? practices is highlighted, not only their heavy reliance on personal relationships but also the clear relationship between their sense-making and the social norms and accepted practices (discursive rules) that have developed in their professional communities. Social norms and practices govern not only participants? use of language and construction of ideas, but also how they act, speak and understand emotion. Conclusion. A construction of emotion as a discursive construct has important implications both for information research and for discourse analysis. The article offers a radically different conceptual lens through which researchers can study affect not in individual or acultural terms but as a social construct like language, both a product and a generator of power:knowledge.

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