AbstractInformational data, we are told, proliferating ever more rapidly and with increasing complexity. In an age of 'big data' seeing a broad reaching, often uncritical fascination data visualisation its potential for knowledge generation. At extreme this represents fantasy knowing, or total knowledge. Nonetheless, those working in visual anthropology, big offer significant extensions to our ways knowing categories article probe the relevance understanding human experience, social...

This panel deploys a range of qualitative methodologies to investigate how processes datafication meet with the subjective experiences ordinary people, and practices everyday life. We draw on model ‘everyday data cultures’ proposed by Burgess (2017) explore ways diverse – including production circulation visualisations, modes storage vernacular engagements literacy can be understood as aspects culture. Following Burgess, we define cultures that form around in response social media other (and...

This article explores the productive role of provocation in YouTube publics context two culturally and geographically situated visual events that took place New Zealand throughout 2011. Through qualitative analysis extensive comments fields for videos, examines nature participatory acts associated with what has been called at different times flaming, hating or trolling. The argues such can only be properly understood within their cultural geographic ability to affect extend ‘agonistic’...

Digital platforms offer an important means for improving the reach, scale and accessibility of community-based support those dealing with mental health issues. They enable new forms participation. A research gap remains in understanding role peer mentors building effective digital environments support. This article presents part a larger study centred on interventions prominent organisation beyondblue. It combines qualitative content analysis interviews mentors. The insights into how some...

Heavily used hashtags on Instagram and other platforms can indicate extensive public engagement with issues, events or collective experiences. This article extends existing research methods to paint a fuller picture of how people engage collectively issues online. Focussing content often deemed ‘problematic’, we develop test what call ‘hashtag practice’ approach. approach targets the hashtag #depressed, also moves beyond it (a) incorporate posts immediately preceding following root post, (b)...

As a form of synthetic media built on the Internet’s extensive visual datasets with evolving machine learning techniques, deepfakes raise specter new types informational harms and possibilities for image-based abuse. There are calls three defensive response: regulation, technical controls, improved digital or literacy. Each is problematic by itself. This article asks what kind literacy can address deepfake harms, proposing an artificial intelligence (AI) data framework to explore potential...

In recent years, the massive devastation and suffering caused by global-scale disasters has fuelled intense flows of Web-based media communicative exchange. Where studies traditional broadcast disaster have often sought to identify frames that position victims viewers, this paper focuses on those forms emerging operate outside some extent work de-frame institutional coverage through modes affect. A heightened affectivity can be identified in modality 'rawness' characterizes contemporary...

In a postdemographic world, characterized by the continuous production and calculation of social data in form likes, comments, shares, keywords, locations or hashtags, media platforms are designed with techniques market segmentation mind. “Datafication” challenges agency participatory practices traditional accounts presentation self use media. process, tension paradox arises between personal, curative performative character calculative design commercial usefulness apps. this paper I...

This paper examines intersections between social disadvantage and digital inequality in low-income household settings using situational analysis. Partnering with service organisations, we conducted qualitative fieldwork research over 12 months households disadvantaged suburbs Tasmania, Australia. The involved home visits, phone interviews, technology tours, learning biographies members of households. Findings emphasise the way outcomes connectivity internet use are not only individual – they...

This paper investigates open public data and sharing reforms in Australia (2018–2022) their potential role deepening the ‘data divide’. In contemporary datafied welfare state, are increasingly vexed issues times of data-driven artificial intelligence (AI). We scrutinise consultation surrounding establishment Australian Data Availability Transparency Act 2022 (DAT Act). Through topic modelling critical discourse analysis, study examines representation concerns marginalised groups reform...

The urgency of enhancing community resilience in the face escalating disasters necessitates a shift disaster preparedness strategies. This paper presents novel approach developed collaboration with Australian Red Cross, focusing on community-centred data practices for resilience. Recognising limitations traditional digital humanitarianism, which largely relied crowdsourcing and social platform data, our project shifts paradigm towards empowering communities capabilities. We Community...

This study explores how individuals in outer metropolitan areas use digital tools to maintain social connections settings with physical isolation and limited infrastructure. Based on interviews 44 participants, the research identifies four layers of connection: close relationships, support networks, group participation, community engagement. The findings show that people a variety platforms, such as messaging apps media, navigate these layers. emphasizes role literacy adaptability fostering...

In an academic milieu in which a lot of critical attention is dedicated to the data-grabbing, algorithmically biased, and asymmetrical power massive techno-corporations, this panel explores how focus on situated ordinary practices can provide us with more complex, nuanced, even at times contradictory account what happens when pervasive digital technologies are experienced everyday life. It does so via combination empirical research theoretical development number platformised datafied...

Purpose This paper explores how users and providers cocreate value through interacting with online peer support mental health forum technology offers insights into service ecosystem innovation. Design/methodology/approach The authors employed digital ethnography interviews analysed data to identify themes about user practices, provider adaptations cocreated outcomes. Findings study shows engage affordances develop a community that supports their engagement in cocreation helps them access...

This paper critically evaluates the pilot of a Thesis Writers’ Circles program offered to Education PhD and DEd students at University Melbourne in semester 2, 2005. The analysis focuses on needs those that were felt be well-met by this model support. Broadly, identifies two distinct but inter-related themes: firstly, challenge developing writing skills level sufficient meet demands preparing research thesis; secondly, importance for higher degree building confidence as apprentice academic...

Blogs have been used extensively to self-document the intimate and often intensive experiences of living with serious illness, charting their author's health treatment over many years, connecting others drawing attention concern along way. This paper analyses a selection typical 'cancer blogs' aim understanding kinds personal investment, or labour, involved in process forming maintaining them sustained period. Where previous research has investigated what is seen as 'empowering' role these...

This article is concerned with social media activism at the margins and deals problem of managing visibility voice role affect in emergence contested publics over time. While we hear a lot about mobilization exchange during critical large-scale protest events, less understood capacities for building maintaining more peripheral dissident longer timeframes. And while platforms such as YouTube have been celebrated (and censored) their ability to make visible through dispersed affective...

This paper presents a case study of smart home technology use in low-income household, focussing on the paradox within digital divide having high skills while experiencing social disadvantage. Contextualised larger disadvantage households, we an ethnographic approach to examine experiences single parent who lives with her son public housing and uses various assistive technologies manage environment their health disability. Countering macro studies that equate disability exclusion, explore...

ABSTRACT In this paper we examine how popular media reporting positions dating and hookup app use as a 'social problem' that impacts on health wellbeing. The adopts mixed-methods studies approach to create analyse dataset of over 6,000 international news articles published within 12-month period, drawing thematic content analysis inductive deductive techniques. These analyses are framed in relation online consultations with Australian sexual professionals users. Applying Briggs Hallin's...

Rural mental health is a growing area of concern internationally, and online forums offer potential response to addressing service gaps in rural communities.The objective this study was explore identify pathways by which peer support help build resilience for residents experiencing ill-health contributing overcoming their specific contextual challenges.We developed Theoretical Resilience Framework applied it 3000 qualitative posts from 3 Australian data 30 interviews with forum users.Drawing...