Article: Residual Categories: Silence, Absence and Being an Other
Abstract
Residual categories such as »not elsewhere categorized« densely populate modern information systems. This article roughly categories two types of modern information surveillance and notification systems, statistical and event-based. It examines the nature of residual categories arising from each, and proposes some methodological considerations for how these impact moral order within information infrastructure. The article concludes with comments about how the inclusion of lived experience might ameliorate a sort of moral gridlock often encountered today in large-scale information systems.
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Star, Susan Leigh: Residual Categories: Silence, Absence and Being an Other. In: ZMK Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung, Jg. 1 (2010), Nr. 1, S. 201-219. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18434.
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author = {Star, Susan Leigh},
title = {Residual Categories: Silence, Absence and Being an Other},
year = 2010,
doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18434}",
volume = 1,
address = {Hamburg},
journal = {ZMK Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung},
number = 1,
pages = {201--219},
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author = {Star, Susan Leigh},
title = {Residual Categories: Silence, Absence and Being an Other},
year = 2010,
doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18434}",
volume = 1,
address = {Hamburg},
journal = {ZMK Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung},
number = 1,
pages = {201--219},
}
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