Study Examines How Aesthetic Perspectives Shape Information Systems Research
A hermeneutic analysis of Information Systems scholarship identifies four foundational aesthetic perspectives that influence what researchers recognize as worthy of study. These perspectives—imitation, sensory experience, world-making, and political doing—form an epistemic infrastructure that shapes research horizons and theoretical frameworks. The findings suggest that making aesthetic assumptions explicit can reveal overlooked dimensions in areas like algorithmic management and digital intimacy.
Researchers conducting a literature analysis of Information Systems scholarship have identified how implicit aesthetic perspectives function as foundational assumptions in academic research. The study identifies four distinct aesthetic perspectives that guide how IS scholars perceive and appreciate sociotechnical phenomena, and argues these perspectives influence what becomes recognized as legitimate research while rendering other dimensions invisible. By applying this framework to case studies in algorithmic management and digitally mediated intimacy, the authors demonstrate how alternative aesthetic perspectives can open new research questions and expose overlooked aspects of these phenomena. The analysis positions aesthetic philosophy as central to understanding the epistemic infrastructure of IS research, offering vocabulary for articulating how aesthetic assumptions shape theorizing, methodology, and scholarly contribution. The work was submitted to the Thirty-Fourth European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2026) in Milan.
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Aesthetic Perspectives in Information Systems Research: A Hermeneutic Analysis
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