[Commlist] New Book: Understanding Data, Culture and Society

*'Understanding Data, Culture and Society' is published in December 2024.*

https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/understanding-data-culture-and-society/book262678 
<https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/understanding-data-culture-and-society/book262678>

We live in the age of datafication: every aspect of our lives has been 
captured and transformed into data, from our sleeping patterns and step 
counts to our buying habits and political views. In this exciting new 
textbook, you will discover the intricate ways in which data and society 
are interwoven. Explaining key concepts such as 'big data' and putting 
theory into practice throughout, this book will make you a better expert 
in data and society, offering an interdisciplinary overview of a rapidly 
evolving field. This textbook tackles the implications of big data for 
democracy, identity and the global economy, showing how we cannot view 
our lives as separate from the technologies we have come to rely on. 
With learning objectives, case studies, further reading and extra 
resources provided in each chapter, this book is the ideal companion for 
students in the digital humanities and social sciences looking to deepen 
their understanding of data, culture and society.

Contents:

*Part I: INTRODUCTION*

Chapter 1. How to Study Data, Culture and Society

Chapter 2. Data, Algorithms and Society

*Part II: STRUCTURES AND FOUNDATIONS*

Chapter 3. Capitalism in the Age of Data

Chapter 4. Data, Democracy and Politics

Chapter 5. Data, Identity and Subjectivity

Chapter 6. Data, Machine Learning and AI

*Part III: APPLICATIONS AND CONTROVERSIES*

Chapter 7. Data, Industries and Globalisation

Chapter 8. Data, Tech and Inequalities

Chapter 9. Data, Journalism and Disinformation

Chapter 10. Data, Automation and Work

*PART IV: CONCLUSION*

Chapter 11: Data Justice, Activism and Resistance


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