Discriminating data : correlation, neighborhoods, and the new politics of recognition / Wendy Hui Kyong Chun ; matthematical illustrations by Alex Barnett.

Author/creator Chun, Wendy Hui Kyong, 1969- author.
Other author Barnett, Alex, 1972 December 7- illustrator.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
Descriptionxi, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : how to destroy the world, one solution at a time -- Red pill toxicity, or, Liberation envy -- Correlating eugenics -- The transgressive hypothesis -- Homophily, or, The swarming of the segregated neighborhood -- Proxies, or, reconstructing the unknown -- Algorithmic authenticity -- Correlating ideology, or, What lies at the surface -- Recognizing recognition -- The space between us -- Coda : living in/difference.
Abstract "Chun investigates the centrality of race, gender, class, and sexuality to "Big Data" and network analytics"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2021000481
ISBN9780262046220 hardcover
ISBN0262046229 hardcover

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QA76.9.B45 C57 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold