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The content provider for this event is: Sherman Centre fo r Digital Scholarship (McMaster University)
Registrati on may be required for the event\, please visit the following URL to learn more: https://libcal.mcmaster.ca/event/3920108

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Data is never truly neutral. It is imagined\, created\, managed \, and archived through the perspectives\, values\, and lived experiences of those who produce it. This workshop introduces queer data care\, a femi nist framework that challenges conventional understandings of “good” o r “gold standard” research (Compton\, 2018) and invites more ethical\, accountable\, and justice-oriented approaches to working with data. Toget her\, we will explore how data practices are shaped by\, and can reinforce \, existing power structures. We will then examine alternative strategies for collecting\, maintaining\, and sharing data that center care\, collabo ration\, and community.
Guided by questions such as: How is data mai ntained? Who controls access? Who is most at-risk during data collection? And how can we collect data that more effectively serves marginalized comm unities while remaining attentive to the ways data collection can also hei ghten their vulnerability? —this workshop will guide participants throug h a reflection on and reimagining of data practices through case studies.< /p>
In this workshop\, we will:
Analyze how social\, politica l\, and disciplinary contexts might shape data practices
Identify how data practices can reinforce or resist structural power dynamics\, par ticularly in relation to marginalized communities.
Develop ethical \, accountable\, and community-centered approaches to data collection\, ma intenance\, and access.
Apply these methods and principles to your own research projects\, and/or case studies.
This workshop is for anyone interested in thinking differently about data\, such as gradua te students\, librarians\, community researchers\, data professionals\, an d others engaged in research\, advocacy\, or knowledge production. No form al experience with data is required. We all generate and interact with dat a in our everyday lives!
Details: Any preparatory work for the session can be found on its information p age. This virtual workshop will be recorded and shared on the same pa ge\, and discoverable via the Sherman Centre'\;s Online Lea rning Catalogue.
Facilitator Bio:
Alexi s-Carlota Cochrane (she/they) is the Digital Scholarship Coordinator at th e Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship. In her role\, she connects students\, facult y\, staff\, and community members to resources\, tools\, and training that advance their digital research projects. Alexis is also PhD Candidate in the Department of Communication Studies and Media Arts at McMaster Univer sity. Her research interests include critical data studies\, platform stud ies\, data feminism\, online harms\, data justice\, and digital humanities .
Danica Evering holds broad experience with research support\, educ ation\, project management\, advocacy\, and knowledge translation\; with f luency in social practice art\, healthcare\, community research\, data\, a nd systems development. Danica supports students\, postdocs\, faculty\, an d staff with RDM through the data lifecycle—Data Management Plans\, stor age and backup\, data security\, data sharing. With an MA in Media Studies from Concordia\, they are interested in fostering RDM within curious scho lars and disciplines.
Subhanya Sivajothy (she/her) brings a backgrou nd of research in data justice\, science and technology studies\, and envi ronmental humanities. She is currently thinking through participatory data design which allow for visualizations that are empowering for the end use r.
Certificate Eligibility: This workshop is eligi ble for the Sherman Centre'\;s certificate program. For more informatio n\, visit scds.ca/certificate-program. It is also eligible for the C anadian Certificate for Digital Humanities. To learn more\, visit ccdhhn.ca or contact scds@mcm aster.ca.
Credit Eligibility: This workshop co unts toward credit for students in the Faculty of Science who are enrolled in SCIENCE 2SF1: Digital Skills Workshop. For any questions\, please cont act our sci@mcmaster.ca.
SUMMARY:Rethinking "Good" Data: Power\, Vulnerability\, and Queer Data Care URL;VALUE=URI:https://libcal.mcmaster.ca/event/3920108 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR