Academics: Computer Science Needs To Be About Feminist Feelings

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'Computer scientists should be more in touch with their feelings and emotions, according to a peer-reviewed study by a Purdue University academic published last week.

The academic in question spent five years conducting an autoethnographic study on how introductory computer programming courses should be taught. Autoethnography is a form of “scientific” research that explores the researcher’s personal experiences and feelings. Official academic definitions claim that the method “treats research as a political, socially-just and socially-conscious act.” The method of research is closely tied to feminist thought and “queer-theory.”

The study’s abstract claims “autoethnographic method provides a new, credible way for educators to reflect and inform their practices.” Autoethnographery has been heavily criticized in by other academics for being overly concerned with “socially-just acts” over research accuracy.'