Controversy Mapping

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A Field Guide

By Tommaso Venturini and Anders Kristian Munk

Summary

Controversy Mapping introduces readers to the study and representation of contested issues in digital media, using actor-network theory and digital methods. Venturini and Munk explore the conceptual foundation, history, and political implications of controversy mapping, offering practical tools and techniques demonstrated through diverse case studies. The book includes a preface by Richard Rogers and an interview with Bruno Latour, making it a comprehensive guide for analysing debates where facts and expertise are disputed.
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Ideal for students and scholars of media, communication, and digital methods, as well as activists, journalists, policymakers, and citizens engaging with complex public debates.

"The first student-friendly textbook on the exciting field of controversy mapping"--

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As 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.

Controversy Mapping 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.

A crucial field guide and hands-on companion for the digital age, Controversy Mapping is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as activists, journalists, citizens, and decision makers.

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Noortje Marres, University of Warwick: "Controversy Mapping equips readers with the ideas, examples, and techniques to surface and analyse controversies, highlighting the transformative power of debate."

Evelyn Ruppert, Goldsmiths, University of London: "A lucid, engaging, and comprehensive field guide tracing the origins and practices of controversy mapping, enriched with visualisations and clear explanations."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509544516

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 385

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About the Author

Tommaso Venturini is a researcher at the CNRS Center for Internet and Society, and co-founder of the Public Data Lab and of the médialab of Sciences Po.
Anders Kristian Munk is Director of the Techno-Anthropology Lab at the University of Aalborg and co-founder of the Public Data Lab.

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