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viii, 182 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm. |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Bloomsbury studies in digital cultures |
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Bloomsbury studies in digital cultures.
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| Note |
Open access version available. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Viewing big data through the lens of culture -- What do we mean when we talk about data? -- Making sense of data -- Please mind the gap : The problems of information voids in the knowledge discovery process -- Data incognita : How do data become hidden? -- From obscure data to datafied obscurity : The invisibilities of datafication -- Power through datafication -- Expatriates in the land of data : Software tensions as a clash of culture |
| Summary |
"This book explores the challenges society faces with big data, through the lens of culture rather than social, political or economic trends, as demonstrated in the words we use, the values that underpin our interactions, and the biases and assumptions that drive us. Focusing on areas such as data and language, data and sensemaking, data and power, data and invisibility, and big data aggregation, it demonstrates that humanities research, focusing on cultural rather than social, political or economic frames of reference for viewing technology, resists mass datafication for a reason, and that those very reasons can be instructive for the critical observation of big data research and innovation." -- Provided by publisher |
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Big data.
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Digital humanities.
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Big data -- Social aspects.
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Big data (OCoLC)fst01892965
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Big data -- Social aspects
(OCoLC)fst01983622
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Digital humanities (OCoLC)fst00963599
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| Added Author |
Horsley, Nicola, author.
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Lehmann, Jörg, author.
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Priddy, Mike, author.
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| ISBN |
9781350239623 hardcover |
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1350239623 hardcover |
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9781350239661 paperback |
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1350239666 paperback |
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