_Community Data_ offers a new toolkit for data storytelling in
community settings, one purpose-built for goals like inclusion,
empowerment, and impact. Data science and visualization has spread
into new domains it was designed for - community organizing,
education, journalism, civic governance, and more. The dominant
computational methods and processes, which have not changed in
response, are causing significant discriminatory and harmful impacts,
documented by leading scholars across a variety of populations.
Informed by 15 years of collaborations in academic and professional
settings with nonprofits and marginalized populations, the book
articulates a new approach for aligning the processes and media of
data work with social good outcomes, learning from the practices of
newspapers, museums, community groups, artists, and libraries. This
book introduces a community-driven framework as a response to the
urgent need to realign data theories and methods around justice and
empowerment to avoid further replicating harmful power dynamics and
ensure everyone has a seat at the table in data-centered community
processes. It offers a broader toolbox for working with data and
presenting it, pushing beyond the limited vocabulary of surveys,
spreadsheets, charts and graphs.
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Creative Approaches to Empowering People with Information
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780198911654
Publisert
2024
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Academic UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter