Interrogating Hierarchies: Academic Use of Social Media for Public Scholarship

Authors

Sheri Vasinda, Oklahoma State UniversityFollow
Sarah J. Donovan, Oklahoma State UniversityFollow
Jack Huang, Oklahoma State UniversityFollow
Ashley Valencia-Pate, Oklahoma State UniversityFollow
Jolie Hicks, Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityFollow

Abstract

This phenomenological study explored five literacy academics' experiences with utilizing social media as scholarly practices and the factors that influenced their experiences over time through a participatory culture lens. The research questions investigated the experiences that contributed to their decisions to participate, in what ways, and on what platforms. Our interpretive phenomenological analysis surfaced six themes that have implications for digital scholarship and contextualized scholarly identities.

Recommended Citation

Vasinda, Sheri; Donovan, Sarah J.; Huang, Jack; Valencia-Pate, Ashley; and Hicks, Jolie (2024) "Interrogating Hierarchies: Academic Use of Social Media for Public Scholarship," Literacy Practice and Research: Vol. 49: No. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/lpr/vol49/iss1/1