Critical InfoVis: Exploring the Politics of Visualization

Date

2013-04-27

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ACM

Abstract

As information visualization is increasingly used to raise awareness about social issues, difficult questions arise about the power of visualization. So far the research community has not given sufficient thought to how values and assumptions pervade information visualization. Taking engaging visualizations as a starting point, we outline a critical approach that promotes disclosure, plurality, contingency, and empowerment. Based on this approach, we pose some challenges and opportunities for visualization researchers and practitioners.

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Keywords

information visualization, visualization theory, journalism

Citation

Dörk, M., Feng, P., Collins, C., & Carpendale, S. (2013). Critical InfoVis: exploring the politics of visualization. In CHI'13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 2189-2198).