Abstract
In this paper, we discuss an empirical example of the everyday aesthetics of engagement with information systems work practices. Drawing on an ethnographic study, we suggest that the information systems phenomena can be seen as a form of artwork in the practices of a new generation of IT professionals. Using the aesthetic ontology of art, an artwork is conceptualised as something that manifests, articulates, and reconfigures the human practices in a digital society. This paper is intended as an empirical contribution towards advancing the discussion of the aesthetics of engagement in the information systems literature.
Recommended Citation
Chughtai, Hameed, "How Aesthetic Engagement with IT is Shaping Digital Society: An Ethnographic Example" (2018). PACIS 2018 Proceedings. 302.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2018/302