Date: 2024
Author: C. Thi Nguyen
Source: https://issues.org/limits-of-data-nguyen/
License: © 2024 Arizona State University. All Rights Reserved
Domain: Understanding Data
Subdomain: Critiquing Data
Type of Resource: Reading
In this opinion piece for Issues in Science and Technology, philosopher C. Thi Nguyen argues that data creation is a process of decontextualization. Nguyen also explains the politics of classification and metrics and ultimately calls for a critical approach to data. This article provides an excellent introduction to critical data studies, although it does not use that term.
Keywords: Critical Data Studies Classification Decontextualization Metrics
MLA Citation: Nguyen, C. Thi. 'The Limits of Data.' Issues in Science and Technology 40, no. 2 (Winter 2024): 94–101. https://doi.org/10.58875/LUXD6515.