2(2) 2016: Politics of Big Data
This issue critically examines the political and economic dimensions of Big Data and thus details its contestation. The contributions focus on the materialities and processes which manifest Big Data and explore forms of value beyond the state and capital. These range from open data initiatives, social media metrics, machine learning algorithms, data visualisation to data dashboards, critical data analysis, and new modes of data action research and practice.
Introduction. Politics of Big Data
S. 5-15
I. Critiquing Big Data
What Counts? Reflections on the Multivalence of Social Media Data
S. 19-38
Big Data and the Paradox of Diversity
S. 39-54
II. Digital Epistemologies
The Alternative Epistemologies of Data Activism
S. 57-74
Simondon on Datafication. A Techno-Cultural Method
S. 75-92
III. Digital Methodologies
From Data Analytics to Data Hermeneutics. Online Political Discussions, Digital Methods and the Continuing Relevance of Interpretive Approaches
S. 95-111
Visual Social Media and Big Data. Interpreting Instagram Images Posted on Twitter
S. 113-133
IV. Entering the Field
Group Privacy in Times of Big Data. A Literature Review
S. 138-151