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Workshop 14: Power, Vulnerability, and Accountability in Information Marginalization Research
Time:
Friday, 21/Mar/2025:
9:00am - 10:30am

 Location: Room 1 - AI building 1001

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Power, Vulnerability, and Accountability in Information Marginalization Research

N. Caidi2, C. Grisales Bohorquez1, C. Ekmekcioglu3, M. Costa4, T. Du5, A. Meyer6

1University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA; 2Faculty of Information, Univeristy of Toronto, Canada; 3Degroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada; 4Faculty of Information Science, University of Brasília, Brazil; 5School of Information and Communication Studies, Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia; 6Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa

This panel explores the role of researchers working in contexts of information marginalization, where communities face structural inequalities and violence. Researchers in these settings often confront challenges related to their position as knowledge producers, their relationships with communities, and the real-world impact of their work. These critical issues, though central to the research process, are frequently left unexamined in research outputs. The panel seeks to foreground the labor involved in addressing tensions, power dynamics, vulnerabilities, and ethical responsibilities during research in marginalized settings. Panelists will share how they navigate these complexities and reflect on how concepts like reflexivity, positionality, and ethics are reshaped through their engagement in real-world research.