Critical Data Studies

Join Wendy Chun’s public lecture, hosted by Critical Inquiry. See description below:

“Data, we’re told over and over again, defines the twenty-first century. It’s allegedly the new oil, the new resource to be exploited, as well as the new hidden, ‘real’ layer behind all media. It raises the specter of absolute surveillance and vacuum-sealed echo chambers, all in the name of giving users the commodities, friendships, and security they really want. To displace these visions, this talk addresses the possibilities for cross-disciplinary and cross-sector collaboration and investigations. It will take as its case study ‘neighborhoods.'”

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