Accounting for Humanity

Welcome!

As a first post, it seems appropriate that I introduce both myself and my intentions for this blog. I’ve started countless blogs during my life and I admit, I have failed to attain the vision I had laid out for them. So what will make this one different? The blogs of old were the whims of a teenager without true or set purpose. Today the now 36 year old PhD student has something that invokes a true passion and desire to discuss and share with the world…

I began my PhD in Accounting in March 2021. Following a masters dissertation exploring the impact of technology on UK Accounting Professional bodies, my desire was to explore the impact of technology upon our world further. Throughout my masters research, my intrigue would always lead to the notion of 21st century technology as this unprecedented threat. It is true that the world is facing a wave of unfamiliar technology however, I would always ask myself, is this really the first time that we as a society have faced unfamiliar technology?

My mind would think not. Thus, my focus became to look to our history with technology and ask how the innovations of our history shaped our modern Accounting profession.