Session 9 — Models of local practice II

Day 2 · 60 minutes

NoteAt a glance
  • Reading: Loukissas, Chapter 6, Models of Local Practice, pp. 161–188
  • Output: Application to own dataset

Close reading

Chapter 6, Models of Local Practice (Loukissas 2019, 161–88). Session 8 reads the same chapter from a different angle.

We read this text together in the session.

Reading summary

The chapter proposes six practical moves:

  1. Look at the data setting.
  2. Make place part of data presentation.
  3. Compare data instead of treating them as uniform.
  4. Challenge normative algorithms with counterdata.
  5. Create interfaces that introduce useful friction.
  6. Use data to build relationships.

Design can support critical reflection by making hidden attachments, values, absences, and biases easier to inspect.

In class

Students apply at least two of these moves to the dataset they brought to class.

Output

A written application of at least two moves to your own dataset.

Next

Session 10 — Local ends closes the core text.

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