Intentionality and design in the data sonification of social issues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16899191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Lenzi (0000-0001-5534-0596, Politecnico di Milano, corresponding author), Paolo Ciuccarelli (0000-0001-5831-5660, Northeastern University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Big Data & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2053-9517 • E-ISSN: 2053-9517 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2053951720944603 |
| OpenAlex | W3078797493 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Data sonification is a practice for conducting scientific analysis through the use of sound to represent data. It is now transitioning to a practice for communicating and reaching wider publics by expanding the range of languages and senses for understanding complexity in data-intensive societies. Communicating to wider publics, though, requires that authors intentionally shape sonification in ways that consider the goals and contexts in which publics relate. It requires a specific set of knowledge and skills that design as a discipline could provide. In this article, we interpret five recent sonification projects and locate them on a scale of intentionality in how authors communicate socially relevant issues to publics
Cognitive science · Data science · Epistemology · Human–computer interaction · Intentionality · Political science · Politics · Publics · Sociology · Sonification · Advanced Text Analysis Techniques · Computer Science · Data Visualization and Analytics · Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies · Psychology
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |