{"id":152,"date":"2013-01-24T18:50:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T18:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/refugeeresearch.net\/ms\/km\/?p=152"},"modified":"2013-02-19T22:38:33","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T22:38:33","slug":"impacting-the-world-one-paper-upload-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeresearch.net\/ms\/km\/2013\/01\/24\/impacting-the-world-one-paper-upload-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Impacting the World One Paper Upload at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPOTLIGHT ON SARAH KENDZIOR<\/strong><\/h2>\n

by\u00a0Courtney Quirin<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sarah<\/p>\n

With one paper uploaded on Academia.edu, Sarah Kendzior helped Uzbek refugees find a safe haven abroad. With another upload she brought the world of contemporary Uzbek literature into the lives of Midwestern teens. A firm believer that in-depth scholarly research is of value to every kind of person, not just the academic, Sarah Kendzior is committed to publishing her works online free-of-charge so that they might make a real impact on current affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s this idea that people outside of academia, or with less education, are less interested in academic topics or ideas, and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s true,\u201d says Kendzior.<\/p>\n

Kendzior\u2019s story proves her point. Made possible by posting her work on Academia.edu, even her often overlooked line of work on Uzbekistan and central Asia has sparked unexpected attention as well as helped save the lives of the politically oppressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis kind of scholarly in-depth research is really valuable to people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whenever there is a crisis, explains Kendzior, people flood the internet in search of answers. But for many, they are stopped dead in their tracks, denied access to research databases or confronted with hefty fees. Some subscription-based journals charge up to $50 per article, according to Kendzior.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I were me 10 years ago\u2014 just starting out and trying to get information about this part of the world that I\u2019m interested in\u2014 I would be stuck, finding these articles and not being able to access them. Think about all the kinds of people, ordinary people with an interest, trying to learn about the world and what kind of contributions they might be able to make if their interest was allowed to develop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bypassing the limits of paywalls, Kendzior sees great potential in Academia.edu. \u201cI think Academia.edu is very useful for people outside of academia seeking basic knowledge. It\u2019s also encouraged academics to post their work online and make it more accessible to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Kendzior\u2019s experience, open access to her research has provided more than just a continuing education; it\u2019s also provided critical information to refugee asylum cases.<\/p>\n

One such\u00a0case<\/a>\u00a0happened in 2010 when the UN High Commission on Refugees used\u00a0one of Kendzior\u2019s papers<\/a>\u00a0to win Uzbek refugees asylum in Australia. By posting her paper online, Kendzior unlocked proof that an alleged Uzbek terrorist group had been fabricated by the government, thus giving attorneys and the UN High Commission on Refugees the evidence they needed to grant these unwarranted \u201cterrorists\u201d asylum abroad. Easy access to Kendzior\u2019s work saved lives\u2014 the Uzbek government had been threatening \u201cmembers\u201d of this fabricated group, as witnessed by the 2005 massacre in Andijon.<\/p>\n

Open access to her articles also frequently lands Kendzior on the bench as an expert witness in asylum cases. Browsing through her research on Academia.edu, lawyers easily assess her expertise and contact her for her help.<\/p>\n

To Kendzior\u2019s surprise, her work has also made a mark on English students in several high schools across the Midwest. Finding Kendzior\u2019s article on Uzbek political poetry on Academia.edu, one teacher in particular has incorporated Kendzior\u2019s work into her general poetry unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really like this idea that there are young people viewing Uzbekistan not as some foreign, obscure weird place, but as part of the contemporary world, as a culture that has a contribution to literature,\u201d says Kendzior.<\/p>\n

By posting her papers on Academia.edu, Kendzior has afforded those stuck in the\u00a0\u201cgrey zone\u201d<\/a>\u2014 such as attorneys, NGOs, policy groups, educators, and journalists who lack access to subscription-based journals and databases\u2014 with contemporary scholarship needed to do their jobs.<\/p>\n

Kendzior strongly believes that academics and their research can hugely impact the world, but the path to doing so is blocked by both paywalls and a \u201ccareerist\u201d mindset focused on publishing infrequently in prestigious (and expensive) journals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to start thinking, why are we doing this? Why are we bothering with this research? Is it to advance our own careers or is it to possibly influence the world and change it for the better? I think if we look at it that way, then it becomes clear that works should be open because if nobody can read them, then we don\u2019t have a chance to make any kind of impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

To Kendzior, publishing is about \u201csharing knowledge and sharing research with the world,\u201d which is why she always makes her papers free to everyone on Academia.edu.<\/p>\n

Academic Bio:<\/strong>
\nSarah Kendzior is an anthropologist and communications scholar who specializes in Uzbek language and political online media. She also collaborates with Katy Pearce, University of Washington, to study how Azerbaijanis use the internet for political change. In addition to producing academic works, Kendzior writes regularly for Al Jazeera as well as other media outlets.<\/p>\n

Kendzior completed a PhD in Anthropology from Washington University in Saint Louis and an MA in Central Eurasian Studies from Indiana University.<\/p>\n

Sarah\u2019s work can be viewed\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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