

In recent decades, university research has become bound up in the expectation of innovation, often at the expense of sustainability.

The paper usesĮxamples from two collaborative projects of different types and durationsĬonstance Crompton, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa Abstract Structure of the stories we tell about digital work. Sites and consider the lived experience of project making and about the Thinking about these matters requires a multi-dimensionalĪpproach: we need to think beyond institutional repositories and mirror The construction of a digital project and foregrounding its humanĬomponents of affect and relation can also show a team its ideal durationĪnd ending. The provocation I offer is thatĪpplying some of the discursive analytical structures of literary genres to Large-scale collaborations in this field. Texts, maps, and innumerable other digital artifacts that arise from Humanities projects, about the stories and relationships we are makingĪlong with the websites, digital archives, databases, tools, marked-up Side, there is value in thinking from a literary perspective about digital That in addition to thoughtful sustainability planning on the technical Labour conditions impact the longevity of projects? I argue in this paper
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How does that impact project outcomes and project planning? How might weĬonsider digital projects as temporal and narrative forms deserving ofĪnalysis? How do professional relationships, team dynamics, and precarious How do collaborators feel about endings and This paper considers the the affective and narrative dimensions ofĬonsidering project lifespans. Claire Battershill, University of Toronto Abstract
