Mittwoch, 09. November 2022, 17:30 - 18:30 iCal

STS Talk by Tommaso Venturini

Controversy Mapping: A Field Guide

Department of Science and Technology Studies / Seminar Room / Staircase II / 6th floor (NIG)
Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien

Vortrag

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Abstract

As disputes concerning the environment, the economy, and pandemics occupy public debate, we need to learn to navigate matters of public concern when facts are in doubt and expertise is contested. In his talk, Tommaso will present his latest book (coauthored with Anders Kristian Muk). Controversy Mapping is the first book to introduce readers to the observation and representation of contested issues on digital media. Drawing on actor-network theory and digital methods, we outline the conceptual underpinnings and the many tools and techniques of controversy mapping. We review its history in science and technology studies, discuss its methodological potential, and unfold its political implications. Through a range of cases and examples, we demonstrate how to chart actors and issues using digital fieldwork and computational techniques.

 

About

Tommaso Venturini was a researcher (2017-2018) at the École Normale Supérieure of Lyon (IXXI) and recipient of the "Advanced Research" fellowship of the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (Inria) and he has coordinated the projects EMAPS (EU FP7) and MEDEA (ANR). His research focuses on Digital Methods, STS, and Visual Network Analysis. He teaches Controversy Mapping, Data Journalism, Data Activism, and Information Design at graduate and undergraduate levels.

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Veranstalter

Department of Science and Technology Studies

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Kontakt

Karin Neumann
Institut für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung
01427749601
sec.sts@univie.ac.at

Erstellt am Donnerstag, 13. Oktober 2022, 15:05
Letzte Änderung am Montag, 17. Oktober 2022, 09:12