The Datafied Society Studying Culture through Data

• Main Authors: Schäfer, Mirko Tobias, van Es, Karin
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Amsterdam University Press 2017
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Big data; Big data - Moral and ethical aspects; Communication Studies; Cultural and media studies; Culture; Digital humanities - Research; Film Studies; Films, cinema; Humanities; Media Studies; Performing Arts; Social Science; Social sciences; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology; Television; The Arts; Internet research, data analysis, data visualization, social media, data journalism, society; Research & information: general; Media Studies; PERFORMING ARTS; South; General; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Film, Media, and Communication; AUP Wetenschappelijk; Research and information: general; Film & Video
• ISBN: 9048531012; 9789048531011; 9789462981362; 9462981361
• DOI: 10.2307/j.ctt1v2xsqn

As machine-readable data comes to play an increasingly important role in everyday life, researchers find themselves with rich resources for studying society. The novel methods and tools needed to work with such data require not only new knowledge and skills, but also a new way of thinking about best research practices. This book critically reflects on the role and usefulness of big data, challenging overly optimistic expectations about what such information can reveal, introducing practices and methods for its analysis and visualisation, and raising important political and ethical questions regarding its collection, handling, and presentation.