Deconstructing the algorithmic sublime
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5260488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morgan G Ames (0009-0002-2632-7186, Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Big Data & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2053-9517 • E-ISSN: 2053-9517 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2053951718779194 |
| OpenAlex | W2806371871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 6 |
This special theme contextualizes, examines, and ultimately works to dispel the feelings of "sublime"-of awe and terror that overrides rational thought-that much of the contemporary public discourse on algorithms encourages. Employing critical, reflexive, and ethnographic techniques, these authors show that while algorithms can take on a multiplicity of different cultural meanings, they ultimately remain closely connected to the people who define and deploy them, and the institutions and power relations in which they are embedded. Building on a conversation we began at the Algorithms in Culture conference at U.C. Berkeley in December 2016, we collectively study algorithms as culture (Seaver, this special theme), fetish (Thomas et al.), imaginary (Christin), bureaucratic logic (Caplan and boyd), method of governance (Coletta and Kitchin; Lee; Geiger), mode of inquiry (Baumer), and mode of power (Kubler). [Box: see text
Aesthetics · Bureaucracy · Conversation · Epistemology · Ethnography · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Sublime · The Imaginary · Anthropology · Communication · Computer Science · Cybernetics and Technology in Society · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
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Making Mistakes
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There's No Data Like More Data
| Unique citing works | 30 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |