Episode 002

Big data and cultural democracy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributors

Sophie Hope

 

Date

February 12, 2021

 

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Commentary

She addresses two questions. Firstly, how and why do people in the arts understand what they do? Secondly, who speaks and who listens?

There are 5 parts to this audio essay:
Part 1: Intro;
Part 2: Key terms;
Part 3: Data is king;
Part 4: Data discrimination;
Part 5: Big data and Cultural democracy.

 

 
 

 

References

 

Amaro, R. (2016). Machine learning and the politics of data. Presentation at Banner Repeater on Wednesday 2nd November 7.30-9pm 2016.

Benjamin, Ruha. (2019). Race after technology : abolitionist tools for the new Jim code. Polity.

Gilbourn, D, Warmington, P. and Demack, S. (2017). QuantCrit: education, policy, ‘Big Data’ and principles for a critical race theory of statistics in Race, Ethnicity and Education.21 (2). pp. 158-179.

Manovich, L.(2019). AI Aesthetics. Moscow: Strelka Press.

Valtýsson, B. (2020). Digital cultural politics : from policy to practice. Palgrave Macmillan.

 
 

 

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