scholarly journals School of Data and Shifting Forms of Political Subjectivity

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-67
Author(s):  
Valentin Dander ◽  
Felicitas Macgilchrist
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Political Subjectivity ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Data Literacy ◽  
Political Theories

AbstractDigital media are increasingly ‘data media’ and data media are involved in various forms of political activism. This chapter reconstructs political subjectivities around figurations of the ‘digital citizen’ within the field of (open) data activism. The authors draw on interviews, document analysis and concepts from modern and post-sovereign political theories of subjectivation to explore the transformative educational work of the Datenschule (School of Data) project, focusing on the intersection between open data and anti-discriminatory activism. The chapter suggests that although School of Data explicitly positions its work as supporting ‘skills’ acquisition (data literacy), indicating a modernist understanding of subjectivity, the project also generates an understanding of political subjectivation as a multiplicity of distributed transformative processes, entangling data literacy with power structures, data-related and organisational practices.

Conclusion: good relations, free speech and political activism

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Sheldon
Keyword(s):  
Free Speech ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Transnational Politics ◽  
Student Activists ◽  
Symbolic Representations ◽  
Political Theories ◽  
Ethical Relations

This chapter begins by asking how sociology can respond to the abnormal and tragic transnational politics of Palestine-Israel. I discuss how my ethnographic approach challenges the violent abstractions of dominant political theories and offers a distinctive contribution to the field of the ‘anthropology of ethics’. I then address a series of questions arising from my research into campus struggles around Palestine-Israel. First, what social conditions enable ethical modes of relationality to develop between student activists? Second, how can a sense of ethical relations as responsive to the singularity and uncertainty of ‘the other’ come into tension with the political expression of moral commitment and coherent action? And how can more complex, localised ethico-political responses be scaled up to the level of more broadly mediated communications, in which reductionist, symbolic representations flourish? Grounding my responses to these questions in an ethnographic vignette, I show how an easily overlooked interpersonal encounter carries the potential to transfigure the seemingly intractable tensions between ‘free speech’, ‘good relations’ and ‘political activism’ within universities. In this way, this book concludes with an - at once - philosophical and ethnographic response to the continued presence of the Palestine-Israel conflict within British campuses.

Ottomentality as Technology of Self

2021 ◽  
pp. 417-438
Author(s):  
Hasan Turgut ◽  
Neslihan Yayla
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Extreme Right ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Mobile Games ◽  
Reproduction Process ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Day By Day

Extreme-right populist tendencies are getting stronger day by day. Although there are various factors that make the extreme-right populist tendencies stronger, the fact that cannot be ignored is that these tendencies must be reproduced discursively (history, culture, etc.) by the ruling power structures. Today, digital media and especially games are the primary areas where this reproduction process is most visible. Mobile games, in particular, turn into dominant cultural phenomena related to daily life beyond leisure, entertainment, and mind refreshing functions. Within this view, it is claimed that the mobile games based on the historical narratives in Turkey work as technology of self to contribute to the discourse of neo-Ottomanism. In order to test this claim, the three most downloaded mobile games (Game of Sultans, Magnificent Ottoman, and Age of Ottomans) in the Appstore and Android markets are selected as examples, and the aesthetic production realized through the structural elements of the game will be analyzed.

Data literacy for teaching and learning in higher education institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rexwhite Tega Enakrire
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Data Literacy ◽  
Processing Data ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Performance

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate data literacy (DL) for teaching and learning in higher education institution, as data has become a crucial component in the accomplishment of task and decision-making in diverse sector, specifically higher education institutions (HEIs), where students’ records, results and research activities are managed in data form. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted the interpretive content/document analysis harvested from database of Web of Science in this study. The use of content/document analysis became essential to establish appropriate empirical evidence that relates to this study. This was to support the argument of detailed systematic examination, which the author establishes in the study. The interpretive content/document analysis was based on systematic literature review on specific objectives. Findings Findings indicates that DL is crucial in HEIs. Different types of data collection methods, such as rating scale, reporting, questionnaire, interview, observation, checklist, project, registration, assignment and performance test, were noticed in specific institutional cases. Subsequent conceptual and pedagogical foundations in processing data were obtain through continuous reskilling to acquire adequate knowledge and skills of DL. Social media and institutional repository are now used to digitise data. Different types of skills and abilities were used to search, analyse, adopt and share data in HEIs. This study recommends strategies of the use of different databases for data digitisation and creation of awareness on DL education in HEIs in Africa, specifically Nigeria. Originality/value This study is insightful with the understanding of DL in HEIs. The significance in this era of digital literacy become essential, as the need to have the knowledge and application of the use of data is important because of how it serves scholar in decision-making and planning in organisational productivity. The rationale towards this study on DL was on the basis that the world is a global village and without data, no organisation or HEIs could function adequately. Several types of data collected, such as rating scale, reporting, questionnaire, interview, observation, checklist, project, registration, assignment and performance test, have transformed institutional cases, for better and quality management operations. The subsequent conceptual and pedagogical foundations in processing data resulted in continuous reskilling, to sharpen learn and unlearn enterprise.

scholarly journals LAS PLATAFORMAS DE PUBLICACIÓN: HERRAMIENTAS OPEN DATA

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viena Muirragui Irrazábal ◽  
Fernando Pacheco Olea ◽  
Edwin León Plúas ◽  
Leonidas Pacheco Olea
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Sistemas De Informacion ◽  
Transmission Information

El documento hace referencia a las herramientas Open Data utilizadas en la publicación de los datos, que en ocasiones se las denomina “Catálogos de Datos”; generalmente, cumplen otras funciones, tales como su almacenamiento y transmisión en el contexto de una web semántica; y su aplicación en los sistemas de información en los que está siendo requerido; todo ello permite complementar a la catalogación. Este artículo aborda aspectos que logran establecer el porqué estos catálogos son pieza clave al momento de dar soporte tecnológico en distintas organizaciones, permitiendo que ellas alcancen su principal objetivo, el cual es, acceso a la información. Además, estas plataformas revisan información con base a su publicación, su gestión en los medios digitales y, el proceso que siguen en la cadena documental con miras a la recuperación de la información en el contexto digital de la web. Considerando lo importante de este elemento, es necesario desarrollar plataformas personalizadas, que se ajusten de forma íntegra, según los requisitos de cada usuario; partiendo desde el inicio o reutilizando gestores de contenidos actualmente disponibles. De igual forma, existen productos previamente “empaquetados”, listos para su uso inmediato, que representan una opción interesante a tener en cuenta. Palabras Clave: Publicación de datos, almacenamiento, transmisión, sistemas de información, acceso a la información ABSTRACT The document refers to the Open Data tools used in the publication of data, which sometimes are called "Data Catalogs" which usually perform many other functions such as storage and transmission in the context of a semantic web and its application in information systems in which it is being required, we can therefore complement cataloging. This article discusses aspects that manage to establish why these catalogs are instrumental when providing technological support in different organizations, allowing them to achieve their main goal, which is access to information. Besides, these platforms based on information review publication, management in digital media and the process followed in the document chain towards the retrieval of information in the digital context of the web. Considering the importance of this element, you need to get to develop customized platforms that comply in full accordance with the requirements of each user; starting from the beginning or reusing content management systems available today. Similarly, there are products previously "packaged" ready for immediate use, which represent an interesting option to consider. Keywords: Publication of data, storage, transmission, information systems, information access Recibido: enero de 2016Aprobado: mayo de 2016

scholarly journals Digital Media and the Order of Ethnography: On Modes of Digitization in the Museum of World Culture

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-226
Author(s):  
Andreas Henriksson
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Computer Programs ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
World Culture ◽  
Local Networks ◽  
Museum Objects

The article applies and elaborates an Actor-Network Theory approach to digitization. Defining digitization as the determining of relations between new digital media and old materials within local networks, the article attempts to investigate locally engendered ambiguities of such processes. The model is applied in a case study of the Swedish Museum of World Culture and its attempt at renewing old ethnographic objects through the use of digital media. The study is comprised of several interviews, observations and extensive document analysis. The article concludes by underlining the contingency and ambiguity involved in introducing digital media into the networks of old objects. It also addresses the cohesive and stabilizing roles played by computer programs and museum objects respectively.

scholarly journals Civil Society and the Theory of Democracy: a View From Intellectual Heritage of the XX-th Century

2015 ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
V A Gutorov
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Intellectual Heritage ◽  
Political Theories ◽  
The Given ◽  
Democracy Theory ◽  
Theory Of Democracy

In the given article, the author analyses the evolution of the concepts of civil society and political activism in western political science in their interrelationship with development of liberal democracy theory. Basing on wide array of political theories the author follows the main paradigm of the discussions on democracy that is constitutive for western political science.

scholarly journals Hang with Me—Exploring Fandom, Brandom, and the Experiences and Motivations for Value Co-Creation in a Music Fan Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-31
Author(s):  
Jessica Edlom ◽  
Jenny Karlsson
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Fan Communities ◽  
Interdisciplinary Perspective ◽  
Music Market

Abstract Active and co-creative audiences are sought, used, tracked and taken for granted in the quest for strong music brands. Fan communities are co-opted to build value for brands and used to foster communication in transmedia marketing campaigns. However, when focusing on audiences and fans’ digital media activities, digital traces and numbers, important questions of motivations, expectations, experiences, morals and power structures are often overlooked. Drawing on a digital ethnographic study and an interdisciplinary perspective, we investigate a fan community of the Swedish artist Robyn, both online and offline. The article contributes to the concepts of fandom and brandom and the notion of value. It also adds to the knowledge about the perspective of fans and fans’ motivations for taking part and co-creating value in a highly commercialised and strategised music market.

scholarly journals Data Literacy projects in Canada: Field notes from the Open Data Institute, Toronto node

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Argast ◽  
Lydia Zvyagintseva
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Advocacy Groups ◽  
Data Literacy ◽  
Literacy Initiatives ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Civic Technology

Open data is flourishing in Canada, but there are few formalized data literacy initiatives. Civic technology organizations such as the Toronto Node of the Open Data Institute (ODI Toronto), in partnership with public institutions and advocacy groups, are helping to fill the gap in data literacy through workshops and accessible hackathons. These organizations are collaboratively pursuing the goal of ensuring that open data benefits more than just a minority of technologically privileged Canadians.

scholarly journals Far Away, So Close: Transnational Activism, Digital Surveillance and Authoritarian Control in Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 465-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Michaelsen
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Transnational Activism ◽  
Advocacy Networks ◽  
Counter Measures ◽  
Globalizing World ◽  
Digital Surveillance ◽  
Iranian State

Transnational information flows and advocacy networks are among the challenges of a globalizing world to which contemporary authoritarian rulers need to adapt. Drawing on research into the repressive strategies of the Iranian state against exiled human rights activists and journalists, I show how digital surveillance allows the regime to monitor political activity outside the country and to prepare counter-measures projecting power beyond borders. With the help of digital media, state authorities can expand the scope and scale of potential threats against outside activists and their ties into the country. The repressive practices of the Iranian state are not only a response to the transnationalisation of political activism but also result of a global securitization of online space. The Iranian case thus demonstrates how contemporary authoritarian power is built and sustained in processes no longer bound to a specific state or territory.

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