1 option
Data activism and social change / Miren Gutiérrez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gutiérrez, Miren, author.
- Series:
- Palgrave studies in communication for social change
- Palgrave pivot
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social change--Technological innovations.
- Social change.
- Political participation--Technological innovations.
- Political participation.
- Internet and activism.
- Technological innovations.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 178 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Cham, Switzerland] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
- Summary:
- This book efficiently contributes to our understanding of the interplay between data, technology and communicative practice on the one hand, and democratic participation on the other. It addresses the emergence of proactive data activism, a new sociotechnical phenomenon in the field of action that arises as a reaction to massive datafication, and makes affirmative use of data for advocacy and social change. By blending empirical observation and in-depth qualitative interviews, Gutiérrez brings to the fore a debate about the social uses of the data infrastructure and examines precisely how people employ it, in combination with other technologies, to collaborate and act for social change.
- This book efficiently contributes to our understanding of the interplay between data, technology and communicative practice on the one hand, and democratic participation on the other. It addresses the emergence of proactive data activism, a new sociotechnical phenomenon in the field of action that arises as a reaction to massive datafication, and makes affirmative use of data for advocacy and social change. By blending empirical observation and in-depth qualitative interviews, GutieÌrrez brings to the fore a debate about the social uses of the data infrastructure and examines precisely how people employ it, in combination with other technologies, to collaborate and act for social change.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-173) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 3319783181
- 9783319783185
- OCLC:
- 1024250475
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.