{"title":"Tommaso Venturini","description":"\u003cp\u003eTommaso Venturini's works explore innovative approaches to understanding complex social phenomena through digital technologies. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eControversy Mapping\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDigital Methods\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to engage with novel research techniques that bridge the gap between data and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the field of \u003cstrong\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/strong\u003e, Venturini’s writing offers insightful perspectives for those interested in the intersection of technology, sociology, and digital research methodologies. His work is essential for anyone seeking a deeper grasp of contemporary digital inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"digital-methods-by-tommaso-venturini-9781509562596","title":"Digital Methods","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTommaso Venturini and Richard Rogers offer a critical and conceptual introduction to digital methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a direct and accessible way, the authors provide hands-on advice to equip readers with the knowledge they need to understand which digital methods are best suited to their research goals and how to use them. Cutting through theoretical and technical complications, they focus on the different practices associated with digital methods to skillfully provide a quick-start guide to the art of querying, prompting, API calling, scraping, mining, wrangling, visualising, crawling, plotting networks, and scripting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile embracing the capacity of digital methods to rekindle sociological imagination, this book also delves into their limits and biases and reveals the hard labour of digital fieldwork. The book also touches upon the epistemic and political consequences of these methods, but with the purpose of providing practical advice for their usage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigital Methods\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for students and scholars of digital social research, media studies, critical data studies, digital humanities, computational social sciences, and for those who are interested in digital methods but do not know where to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424044204268,"sku":"9781509562596","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509562596.jpg?v=1774769329"},{"product_id":"controversy-mapping-by-tommaso-venturini-9781509544516","title":"Controversy Mapping","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs disputes concerning the environment, the economy, and pandemics occupy public debate, we need to learn to navigate matters of public concern when facts are in doubt and expertise is contested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eControversy Mapping\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to introduce readers to the observation and representation of contested issues on digital media. Drawing on actor-network theory and digital methods, Venturini and Munk outline the conceptual underpinnings and the many tools and techniques of controversy mapping. They review its history in science and technology studies, discuss its methodological potential, and unfold its political implications. Through a range of cases and examples, they demonstrate how to chart actors and issues using digital fieldwork and computational techniques. A preface by Richard Rogers and an interview with Bruno Latour are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA crucial field guide and hands-on companion for the digital age, \u003ci\u003eControversy Mapping\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as activists, journalists, citizens, and decision makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430332711148,"sku":"9781509544516","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509544516.jpg?v=1774559177"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/tommaso-venturini.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}