Being curious with secrecy

Stevens, Clare ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5685-7930, Van Veeran, Elspeth, Rappert, Brian and Thomas, Owen D. 2023. Being curious with secrecy. Secrecy and Society 3 (1) , 1078. 10.55917/2377-6188.1078

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Abstract

This article contributes to ongoing attempts to broaden out theorizations of secrecy from an intentional and willful act of concealment to a cultural and structural process. We do so by fostering a conversation between secrecy and curiosity. This conversation is enabled through a review of central themes in secrecy studies and curiosity studies, but also through an examination of a collaboration between the science center “We the Curious” and a network of academic researchers. In doing so, this article makes a case for the benefits of paying more attention to curiosity as a means of facilitating a multifaceted understanding of secrecy, and for the benefits of creative and participatory research to foster the (re)theorization of secrecy.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff Law & Politics
Publisher:	SJSU Scholarworks
ISSN:	2377-6188
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 January 2024
Date of Acceptance:	21 July 2023
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2024 10:42
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165173

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