Conference proceeding
Behind the Scenes: A SIG on Researcher Care and the Invisible Care Work
Companion Publication of the 2025 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, pp 74-77
18 Oct 2025
Abstract
As CSCW research increasingly engages with communities, sensitive topics, and participatory methods, the emotional and ethical labor carried by researchers demands greater attention. While care ethics, affective labor, and feminist methodologies have gained ground within CSCW, conversations around researcher care remain limited and often informal. This SIG will explore the challenges and support needed to undertake emotionally demanding research journeys, particularly given the increasing distress and conflict in the global geopolitical landscape. We invite researchers to reflect on and share practices, challenges, and imaginaries of care for ourselves and our collaborators, alongside our participants. By underscoring the importance of researcher care and fostering a supportive network, this SIG aims to strengthen the resilience of the CSCW community.
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- Title
- Behind the Scenes: A SIG on Researcher Care and the Invisible Care Work
- Creators
- Anupriya Tuli - KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyKamala Payyapilly Thiruvenkatanathan - ,Benedetta Lusi - Erasmus MCAdrian Petterson - University of TorontoAlejandra Gómez Ortega - Stockholm UniversityKarthik S. Bhat - Drexel UniversitySachin R. Pendse - Northwestern UniversityAsra Sakeen Wani - Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology DelhiLaia Turmo Vidal - KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyAzra Ismail - Emory UniversityJoo Young Park - KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyDilisha Patel - University College London
- Contributors
- Aparecido Fabiano Pinatti de Carvalho (Editor)Jessica Vitak (Editor)Xiaojuan Ma (Editor)Xinru Page (Editor)Chiara Rossitto (Editor)Norman Makoto Su (Editor)Louise Barkhuus (Editor)Monica Divitini (Editor)Amanda Lee Hughes (Editor)Jina Huh-Yoo (Editor)Claudia Ignat (Editor)Ryan Kelly (Editor)Kurt Luther (Editor)Scott McCrickard (Editor)David McDonald (Editor)Jessica Pater (Editor)Hilda Tellioglu (Editor)Adriana Vivacqua (Editor)Hao-Chuan Wang (Editor)Jie Cai (Editor)Maia Jacobs (Editor)Susanne Koch Stigberg (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Companion Publication of the 2025 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, pp 74-77
- Conference
- CSCW Companion '25: Companion of the Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing
- Series
- ACM Conferences
- Publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105031905192
- Other Identifier
- 991022124361004721