Belief at first sight: Data visualization and the rationalization of seeing

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dc.contributor.authorKosminsky, Doris
dc.contributor.authorWalny, Jagoda
dc.contributor.authorVermeulen, Jo
dc.contributor.authorKnudsen, Søren
dc.contributor.authorWillett, Wesley J.
dc.contributor.authorCarpendale, Sheelagh
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-01T19:10:43Z
dc.date.available2020-12-01T19:10:43Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.description.abstractData visualizations are often represented in public discourse as objective proof of facts. However, a visualization is only a single translation of reality, just like any other media, representation devices, or modes of representation. If we wish to encourage thoughtful, informed, and literate consumption of data visualizations, it is crucial that we consider why they are often presented and interpreted as objective. We reflect theoretically on data visualization as a system of representation historically anchored in science, rationalism, and notions of objectivity. It establishes itself within a lineage of conventions for visual representations which extends from the Renaissance to the present and includes perspective drawing, photography, cinema and television, as well as computer graphics. By examining our tendency to see credibility in data visualizations and grounding that predisposition in a historical context, we hope to encourage more critical and nuanced production and interpretation of data visualizations in the public discourse.en_US
dc.description.grantingagencyNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)en_US
dc.description.grantingagencyAlberta Innovates - Research Granten_US
dc.description.grantingagencyOtheren_US
dc.identifier.citationKosminsky, D., Walny, J., Vermeulen, J., Knudsen, S., Willett, W. J., & Carpendale, S. (2019). Belief at first sight: Data visualization and the rationalization of seeing. "Information Design Journal", 25(1), pp. 43-55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/idj.25.1.04kosen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1075/idj.25.1.04kosen_US
dc.identifier.issn0142-5471
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112797
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Companyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentComputer Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.facultyScienceen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.institutionAarhus Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Copenhagenen_US
dc.publisher.institutionFederal University of Rio de Janeiroen_US
dc.publisher.institutionSimon Fraser Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInformation Design Journal, Volume 25, Issue 1, Dec 2019, p. 43 - 55en_US
dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0en_US
dc.subjectdata visualizationen_US
dc.subjectrepresentationen_US
dc.subjectobjectivityen_US
dc.subjecthistorical contexten_US
dc.titleBelief at first sight: Data visualization and the rationalization of seeingen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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