Aesthetic Perspectives in Information Systems Research: A Hermeneutic Analysis
This paper explores how aesthetic perspectives influence the direction and recognition of research within Information Systems. It identifies four key aesthetic viewpoints—imitation, sensory experience, world-making, and political doing—that shape how scholars perceive and value sociotechnical phenomena. By making these implicit assumptions explicit, the research aims to provide a framework for understanding how aesthetics impact theorizing, methodology, and the overall contribution of IS scholarship, particularly in areas like algorithmic management and digitally mediated intimacy. AI
IMPACT Provides a framework for analyzing how aesthetic biases can shape research questions and findings in AI-adjacent fields like Information Systems.