Technology & society
Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action
By Catherine D'Ignazio, associate professor of urban science and planning
MIT Press · 2024
"Counting Feminicide" brings to the fore the work of data activists across the Americas who are documenting feminicide, and challenging the reigning logic of data science by centering care, memory, and justice in their work. D'Ignazio describes the creative, intellectual, and emotional labor of feminicide data activists who are at the forefront of a data ethics that rigorously and consistently takes power and people into account.
From Summer 2024 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).
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