In this episode, Corin Peacock (Arts University Bournemouth) tells Ella Wharton about self-tracking as a form of Information Literacy within the LGBTQ+ community. The conversation, arising from Corin's research at Sheffield, covers the use (and implications) of self-tracking apps in the context of wellbeing challenges and the rise of anti-trans rhetoric. Corin also recalls their experience of working on the project as a new professional, whilst diversions include the correct quantity of memes for a professional presentation and the state of trans healthcare in the UK.

Episode 4: Identity and Self-Tracking (with Corin Peacock)

Chatting Info Lit is an information literacy podcast for new library and information professionals, run by the CILIP ILG New Professionals Sub-committee. In each episode, we interview either a new professional or someone with more experience about their route into the profession, the projects they have worked on, and how questions of information literacy impact upon their sector.

Chatting Info Lit is currently hosted, recorded, and edited by:
Lucy Dodge (London Transport Museum)
Bethan Morgan (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)
Josh Rodda (University of Nottingham)
Léa Watson (University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust)

Previous hosts:
Ella Wharton (University of Nottingham)

New tracks tagged #self-tracking