Charlotte Knorr
Biographic Data
| ID | 291115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charlotte Knorr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charlotte |
| FAMILY NAME | Knorr |
| SIGNATURE | KNORR C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leipzig University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6591-3781 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Big Data Discourses| Cultural Motifs of Big Data in User-Generated Content
This article examines the sensemaking around big data in user-generated content on Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter/X. Big data is not only a technology but also an issue of public concern. However, given that the term “big data” has been around for more than a decade, little is known about how the cultural motifs used to make sense of it have changed over time or how public discussions reverberate with—or dispute—elite framings in news and high-pro…
Big Data Discourses| Big Data Discourses
Big data discourses are integral to how we come to understand and engage with datafication. This IJoC Special Section explores the semantics of big data in contemporary society. By weaving together three central themes—big data’s materiality, the role of emerging technologies, and the sensemaking around datafication—it interrogates how communication, imagination, and social practices shape and are shaped by the expanding landscape of data-driven …
Copy, paste, and publish
Copy-pasting is harmless in many contexts, but in the field of journalism, it has transformed into a widely debated practice known as churnalism. Churnalism, or copy-and-paste journalism, refers to a journalistic practice in which journalists (heavily) rely on external third-party materials, leading to news stories that are (verbatim) reproductions of this material. Although the practice is accused of having become particularly widespread in digi…
"Making sense of "big data
This article reconstructs the sociotechnical imaginaries of "Big Data" in Germany, South Africa, and the United States over 10 years. Our inquiry into the meaning-making undertaken on expansive datafication processes began from the observation that since its inception circa 2010, the buzz phrase "Big Data" has not only denoted a technology but has also gestured toward a vast array of ambitions and concerns that are reflective of values, economic …
When data became big
This article unpacks the short-lived but momentous buzz around big data. Although talk about big data was once widespread, little is known about the efforts animating its semantics. Tracing this sociotechnical imaginary, we revisit how business insiders and IT commentators fueled the ephemeral yet potent excitement around the term. Our genealogical examination rests on a selection of publications from 2013 to 2017. We employ methods from critical…
Whistleblower Memoirs
Whistleblowers have been instrumental in revealing the massive investments in state-sponsored and corporate digital surveillance and disinformation. Their personal accounts of what went on behind the scenes are usually presented in popular books marketed as offering insider stories. By interrogating the recapitulations of veteran data consultants, our article is interested in the way in which whistleblowers configure their role and place themselv…
"Making sense of "big data
This article reconstructs the sociotechnical imaginaries of "Big Data" in Germany, South Africa, and the United States over 10 years. Our inquiry into the meaning-making undertaken on expansive datafication processes began from the observation that since its inception circa 2010, the buzz phrase "Big Data" has not only denoted a technology but has also gestured toward a vast array of ambitions and concerns that are reflective of values, economic …
When data became big
This article unpacks the short-lived but momentous buzz around big data. Although talk about big data was once widespread, little is known about the efforts animating its semantics. Tracing this sociotechnical imaginary, we revisit how business insiders and IT commentators fueled the ephemeral yet potent excitement around the term. Our genealogical examination rests on a selection of publications from 2013 to 2017. We employ methods from critical…
Whistleblower Memoirs
Whistleblowers have been instrumental in revealing the massive investments in state-sponsored and corporate digital surveillance and disinformation. Their personal accounts of what went on behind the scenes are usually presented in popular books marketed as offering insider stories. By interrogating the recapitulations of veteran data consultants, our article is interested in the way in which whistleblowers configure their role and place themselv…
Copy, paste, and publish
Copy-pasting is harmless in many contexts, but in the field of journalism, it has transformed into a widely debated practice known as churnalism. Churnalism, or copy-and-paste journalism, refers to a journalistic practice in which journalists (heavily) rely on external third-party materials, leading to news stories that are (verbatim) reproductions of this material. Although the practice is accused of having become particularly widespread in digi…
"Making sense of "big data
This article reconstructs the sociotechnical imaginaries of "Big Data" in Germany, South Africa, and the United States over 10 years. Our inquiry into the meaning-making undertaken on expansive datafication processes began from the observation that since its inception circa 2010, the buzz phrase "Big Data" has not only denoted a technology but has also gestured toward a vast array of ambitions and concerns that are reflective of values, economic …
Big Data Discourses| Cultural Motifs of Big Data in User-Generated Content
This article examines the sensemaking around big data in user-generated content on Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter/X. Big data is not only a technology but also an issue of public concern. However, given that the term “big data” has been around for more than a decade, little is known about how the cultural motifs used to make sense of it have changed over time or how public discussions reverberate with—or dispute—elite framings in news and high-pro…
Big Data Discourses| Big Data Discourses
Big data discourses are integral to how we come to understand and engage with datafication. This IJoC Special Section explores the semantics of big data in contemporary society. By weaving together three central themes—big data’s materiality, the role of emerging technologies, and the sensemaking around datafication—it interrogates how communication, imagination, and social practices shape and are shaped by the expanding landscape of data-driven …
Big data (4 works) · Big Data Technologies and Applications (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sensemaking (2 works) · Accountability (1 works)