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Luci Pangrazio and Neil Selwyn, "Critical Data Literacies: Rethinking Data and Everyday Life" (MIT Press, 2023)

Dec 19, 2024
In this engaging discussion, Luci Pangrazio, a senior lecturer in language and literacy at Deakin University, sheds light on the pressing issues of data in our lives. She emphasizes the necessity of critical data literacies to tackle challenges like data justice and algorithmic bias. The conversation explores rethinking education on digital literacy while advocating for community empowerment against dataveillance. Pangrazio calls for a collective reimagining of data's role to reclaim agency and foster a more informed public sphere.
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