Inequality of what? An intersectional approach to digital inequality under Covid-19
| Autor: | Geoff Walsham, Yingqin Zheng |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Walsham, Geoffrey [0000-0002-5730-4043], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Intersectionality
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Inequality Social exclusion media_common.quotation_subject 02 engineering and technology Library and Information Sciences Management Information Systems Power (social and political) Positionality Intersection 020204 information systems Management of Technology and Innovation 0502 economics and business 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Sociology Digital divide media_common Digital inequality 05 social sciences Perspective (graphical) Epistemology Covid-19 050203 business & management Information Systems |
| Popis: | In this paper we ask the question “inequality of what” to examine the multiple inequalities revealed under the covid-19 pandemic. An intersectional perspective is adopted from feminist studies to highlight the intersection and entanglement between digital technology, structural stratifications and the ingrained tendency of ‘othering’ in societies. As part of a future research agenda, we propose that IS research should move beyond simplistic notions of digital divisions to examine digital technology as implicated in complex and intersectional systems of power, and improve our sensitivity to the positionality of individuals and groups within social orders. Implications for practice and policy are also discussed, including moving beyond single-axis analysis of digital exclusion. |
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