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CBR: The Dangerous Art of Text Mining Chapter 2: From Fantasy to Engagement: Channeling the Potential of ‘Hybrid’ Teams.
Jo Guldi. The Dangerous Art of Text Mining: A Methodology for Digital History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Chapter Reviewed: Chapter 2: From Fantasy to Engagement: Channeling the Potential of ‘Hybrid’ Teams. Review by: Elizabeth Varkey. Introduction The second chapter of Jo Guldi’s work titled “From Fantasy to Engagement” begins by returning to the Chinese…
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CBR: The Connectivity Of Things. Chapter 5: Telephones, Exchanges, and Voices Around 1890
Sebastian Giessmann. The Connectivity of Things. Network Cultures since 1832. The MIT Press. 2024 Chapter Reviewed: Chapter 5: Telephones, Exchanges, and Voices Around 1890 Review by: Karisa Bridgelal, Syracuse University In chapter five of The Connectivity of Things, “Telephones, Exchanges, and Voices Around 1890,” Sebastian Giessmann explores how telephony evolved from a localized hands-on practice…
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CBR: The Connectivity Of Things. Chapter 4: Channels: The Politics of Networking Around 1850
Sebastian Giessmann. The Connectivity of Things. Network Cultures since 1832. The MIT Press. 2024 Chapter Reviewed: Chapter 4: Channels: The Politics of Networking Around 1850 Review by: Leila Markosian Geissman’s fourth chapter departs from the theoretical level of network cultures, and begins to historicize the social and political function of the network as a technology…
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CBR: The Connectivity Of Things. Chapter 3: An Archive of Networking
Sebastian Giessmann. The Connectivity of Things. Network Cultures since 1832. The MIT Press. 2024 Chapter Reviewed: Chapter 3: An Archive of Networking Review by: Nazua Idris, PhD Candidate in Literary Studies, Washington State University “An Archive of Networking,” the third chapter of Sebastian Giessmann’s The Connectivity of Things: Network Cultures since 1832, focuses on situating…
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CBR: The Connectivity Of Things. Chapter 2: Six Strata of Network History: Genealogy of a Cultural Technique
Sebastian Giessmann. The Connectivity of Things. Network Cultures since 1832. The MIT Press. 2024 Chapter Reviewed: Chapter 2: Six Strata of Network History: Genealogy of a Cultural Technique Review by: Catherine A. Evans, Carnegie Mellon University, caevans@andrew.cmu.edu In the opening to The Connectivity of Things: Network Cultures since 1832, Sebastian Giessmanndraws attention to the seemingly…
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CBR: The Connectivity Of Things. Chapter 1: Getting Caught Up
Sebastian Giessmann. The Connectivity of Things. Network Cultures since 1832. The MIT Press. 2024 Chapter Reviewed: Introduction: Getting Caught Up Review by: Nazua Idris, PhD Candidate in Literary Studies, Washington State University “Getting Caught Up” is the introductory chapter of Sebastian Giessmann’s The Connectivity of Things: Network Cultures since 1832. This chapter sets the tone of…
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CBR: The Dangerous Art of Text Mining Chapter 1: Why Textual Data from the Past Is Dangerous
Jo Guldi. The Dangerous Art of Text Mining: A Methodology for Digital History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Chapter Reviewed: Chapter 1: Why Textual Data from the Past Is Dangerous Review by: Jessica Corona. In The Dangerous Art of Text Mining, Jo Guldi emphasizes the urgent need for critical approaches to text mining, especially when…
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CBR: The Dangerous Art of Text Mining Chapter 12: Attacks on Environmentalists in Congress
Jo Guldi. The Dangerous Art of Text Mining: A Methodology for Digital History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Chapter Reviewed: Chapter 12: Attacks on Environmentalists in Congress Review by: Sadahisa Watanabe Chapter 12, titled “Attacks on Environmentalists in Congress,” presents a case study that demonstrates both the potential and limitations of data-driven analysis in historical…
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CBR: The Dangerous Art of Text Mining Chapter 7: Of Memory
Jo Guldi. The Dangerous Art of Text Mining: A Methodology for Digital History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Chapter Reviewed: Chapter 7: Of Memory Review by: Rimi Nandy, PhD. In Chapter 7, titled Of Memory, Jo Guldi discusses the relationship between data and the broader field of Memory Studies. Through various case studies, the chapter…
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artificial intelligence without understanding becomes artificial ignorance at scale
In my book The Other Side of Empathy I have a section called artificial ignorance. One of my core contentions with our over-reliance on predictive tools to help us think or show us who we are is that our usage of these tools assumes that the past has the answers not just about what we…