The network turn : changing perspectives in the humanities / Ruth Ahnert, Queen Mary University of London, Sebastian E. Ahnert, University of Cambridge, Catherine Nicole Coleman, Stanford University, Scott B. Weingart, Carnegie Mellon University
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, December 2020
Introduction -- Part I. Frameworks -- 1. Networks are always metaphorical -- 2. Historical threads -- Part II. Cultural Networks -- 3. Culture is data -- 4. Visual networks -- Part III. Manoeuvres -- 5. Quantifying culture -- 6. Networking the 'Divided Kingdom' -- Epilogue
Summary
"We live in a networked world. Online social networking platforms and the World Wide Web have changed how society thinks about connectivity. Because of the technological nature of such networks, their study has predominantly taken place within the domains of computer science and related scientific fields. But arts and humanities scholars are increasingly using the same kinds of visual and quantitative analysis to shed light on aspects of culture and society hitherto concealed. This Element contends that networks are a category of study that cuts across traditional academic barriers, uniting diverse disciplines through a shared understanding of complexity in our world. Moreover, we are a ta moment in time when it is crucial that arts and humanities scholars join the critique of how large-scale network data and advanced network analysis are being harnessed for the purposes of power, surveillance, and commercial gain."--home page
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 103-112)
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed January 14, 2021)
