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Editorial: Critical data and algorithm studies [PDF]

Frontiers in Big Data, 2023
The abstract is available here: https://uscholar.univie.ac.at/o ...
Katja Mayer, Jürgen Pfeffer
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Critical data studies: An introduction [PDF]

Big Data & Society, 2016
Critical Data Studies (CDS) explore the unique cultural, ethical, and critical challenges posed by Big Data. Rather than treat Big Data as only scientifically empirical and therefore largely neutral phenomena, CDS advocates the view that Big Data should ...
Andrew Iliadis, Federica Russo
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Critical Data Studies: A dialog on data and space [PDF]

Big Data & Society, 2016
In light of recent technological innovations and discourses around data and algorithmic analytics, scholars of many stripes are attempting to develop critical agendas and responses to these developments (boyd and Crawford 2012). In this mutual interview,
Craig M Dalton, Linnet Taylor, Jim Thatcher (alphabetical)   +2 more
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Critical Data Studies and Data Science in Higher Education

Seminar.net, 2021
This paper discusses an explorative approach on strengthening critical data literacy using data science methods and a theoretical framing intersecting educational science and media theory.
Dan Verständig
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Latin American critical data studies

Big Data & Society
In recent years, critical data studies from the Global South have gained traction, generating debates on power, knowledge production, and the politics of data.
Rafael Grohmann
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Critical Data Studies Meet Sociology

Sociologisk Forskning
LIFE TODAY is data driven – and the basis of data collection. Industries and institutions gather more digital data for their potential to generate value and action than ever before. These range from health data (Stevens et al. 2018; Vezuridis & Timmons 2021) to environmental data (Deitz 2023; Vardy 2020) to “alternative” data which are cleaned ...
Julia Velkova, Ericka Johnson
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A Critical Axiology for Big Data Studies [PDF]

Palabra Clave, 2016
Big Data is having a huge impact on journalism and communication studies. At the same time, it has raised a plethora of social concerns ranging from mass surveillance to the legitimization of prejudices such as racism. This article develops an agenda for
Saif Shahin
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An Affirmative Approach to Teaching Critical Data Studies [PDF]

Journalism and Media, 2021
This article proposes an affirmative theoretical framework for teaching students about social media, algorithms, and critical data studies and offers a concrete example of an assignment that can be used to help students better understand how social media
J. J. Sylvia
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Critical data studies with Latin America: Theorizing beyond data colonialism

Big Data & Society
The article aims to theorize about critical data studies with Latin America beyond the framework of data colonialism, arguing that the long history of social thought in the region can contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the datafication.
Jonas C. L. Valente, Rafael Grohmann
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Weak Systems. Unveiling the Vulnerabilities of Digitization

Tecnoscienza, 2022
This article discusses digitization weaknesses, biases, and malfunctions to challenge popular, almost hegemonic visions of contemporary technologies. By focusing on examples provided by recent mediated cases, controversies, and critical research about ...
Paolo Bory, Philip Di Salvo
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