In Conversation
Episode 15 Ina Fourie
Retired Professor, Head of Department, and Chair of the School
In conversation with Ina Fourie, who retired as a Full Professor from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. She has been Head of Department of Information Science and Chair of the School of Information Technology. She talks about growing up in apartheid South Africa, her work in health information behavior including cancer, grief, and palliative care, how personal experiences shaped her scholarly direction, with meaning, compassion and human connection being central to it all.
Trailer (1:00)
Interview (1:50:56)
Timecodes
0:57 Introduction
3:49 Early Life
15:23 South Africa
27:06 Career
36:39 Turning Points
42:31 Autoethnography
48:17 Serendipity
55:18 Information Science
1:02:26 Influences
1:11:55 Husband
1:19:36 Influential Books
1:21:36 Key Skills
1:27:12 Biggest Successes
1:30:28 Hardest Periods
1:34:34 Personal Conflict
1:37:47 Uncertainty
1:46:33 Goals
1:48:02 Mentoring Advice
This interview was supported by the iSchools Research Grant 2023.
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