Fraser, Alistair
(2019)
Curating digital geographies in an era of data colonialism.
Geoforum.
ISSN 0016-7185
Abstract
The spaces of/for (human and non-human) life are inescapably infused and bound up with the digital. The
concept of ‘data colonialism’ has emerged against this general backdrop, connecting fruitfully with research on
‘digital geographies’ and a broader ‘critical data studies’ literature. ‘Curation’ is frequently invoked in these
contributions, although the experiences taking shape when digital subjects curate digital geographies in an era of
data colonialism have not been given sufficient attention. In response, this paper uses an autoethnography of
everyday digital practices to probe the possibilities and constraints in play when digital subjects curate digital
geographies. The analysis reviews how ‘iterative interplays’ and ‘constellations of contingencies’ are given vitality when digital geographies of ‘flow’ and ‘territory’ are pursued. The paper concludes with observations and
provocations for future research on what we might refer to as ‘data curation.’
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Data colonialism;
Digital geographies;
Critical data studies;
Curation;
Contingencies;
Autoethnography; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography |
| Item ID: |
13809 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.04.027 |
| Depositing User: |
Alistair Fraser
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| Date Deposited: |
13 Jan 2021 10:50 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Geoforum |
| Publisher: |
Elsevier |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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