Lots of work happening on data theatre, update on csv,conf and C+J events, and my Community Data boko!

As part of the Data Theatre Collaborative, I’m working on more inclusive and creative approaches to civic deliberation. To discover how community and youth responded to data and theatre activity we ran a series of summer workshops. We learned so much, and had a lot of fun! Read our IEEE Vis Workshop paper to learn more. In parallel the team worked with students at Northwestern to create “The Numbers”, an exploration of how theatre students approached data as source material. The performance included participation, embodied data, data murals, sonification, and more. We’re digesting all we’ve learned and excited next year to bring those together into an original touring community data theatre production about Boston data.

Photo: Amelia Cordischi, Directed by: Jonathan Carr, Scenic Design: Sydney Purdue, Lighting Design: Matthew Brian Cost, Costume Design: Jessica Pribble, Sound Design: Aubrey Dube

As an academic working at the intersection of fields, it can be hard to find spaces to share work and get inspired by others. cvs,conf and C+J are two that I’ve found rewarding in the last few year.

I was so excited this fall to keynote csv,conf,v9. The event gathers open data enthusiasts, data journalists, civic data specialists, and other like-minded people. Watch my keynote online: Make Mirrors, not Windows. Or read some notes from the event I wrote up.

Later this week I’m heading to Miami for the annual Computation + Journalism Symposium. This event brings together journalists and researchers around the theme of computation and its impacts. I’ll be leading a workshop on data embodiment, presenting a short case study paper on digging into bias in AI models, and introducing a few panels.

It’s so validating and rewarding to continue to hear feedback about researchers, activists, designers, and journalists who connect with Community Data. If you haven’t yet, grab a copy online or from your library and let me know what you think! I’m open for talk series and happy to offer advice on reading excerpts for courses if you are teaching related topics. I’ll share some a Spring talk schedule soon and hope to be in your area.

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