Moments of Closure in the Knowledge Politics of Digital Humanitarianism

作者: Ryan Burns

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摘要: Geographers interested in the social and political implications of geoweb have recently turned their attention to its attendant "knowledge politics". Such work looks at processes discrete moments development that led certain knowledges being represented other remaining invisible. In this paper I build on these conversations by exploring knowledge politics digital humanitarianism. Digital humanitarianism, a technological corollary geoweb, is set institutional networks, technologies, practices enable large numbers remote on-theground individuals collaborate humanitarian projects. Specifically, offer 4 "moments closure" when been negotiated, enacted, made durable These closure constellate around themes inclusion, categorization, accuracy, visibility. then consider for kinds epistemologies humanitarianism espouses, how come be represented. argue - struggles legitimacy means representation are fluid contested, yet become more stable implemented through technology. Through extension embodies relations first produced debates representation.

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