Data Visualization for Non-oppression and Liberation: A Feminist Approach

In this article, we address data visualization as a political artifact in light of the work of the Observatory of Data and Statistics on Gender and Intersectionalities (ODEGI). We show how a feminist approach explores political dimensions in data and turns data visualization into a tool of subversi...

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Main Authors: Lizbeth Bravo, Catalina Rufs, Daniela Moyano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2022-09-01
Series:Diseña
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Online Access:https://ojs.des.uc.cl/index.php/Disena/article/view/49569
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description In this article, we address data visualization as a political artifact in light of the work of the Observatory of Data and Statistics on Gender and Intersectionalities (ODEGI). We show how a feminist approach explores political dimensions in data and turns data visualization into a tool of subversion and resistance against the systems of oppression, in an unequal society like the Chilean. The reflections in this article seek to create dialogue around the question of how data visualization can be transformed into a tool of non-oppression and liberation, from a feminist approach. In line with this, the first part of the article provides a brief contextualization of the political and ethical attributes of data visualization. Then, we reflect on a framework that allows us to understand it as a feminist tool. We will finally delve into the ODEGI case and our use of data visualization to contribute to the fight against patriarchy and other systems of oppression, giving concrete examples of the categories of analysis we use in our design and decision processes.
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spelling doaj.art-061174e580f247ef962dfa4f2bfdae9d2024-03-20T13:21:05ZengPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileDiseña0718-84472452-42982022-09-012110.7764/disena.21.Article.2Data Visualization for Non-oppression and Liberation: A Feminist ApproachLizbeth Bravo0Catalina Rufs1Daniela Moyano 2Observatorio de Datos y Estadísticas de Género e InterseccionalidadesObservatorio de Datos y Estadísticas de Género e InterseccionalidadesObservatorio de Datos y Estadísticas de Género e Interseccionalidades In this article, we address data visualization as a political artifact in light of the work of the Observatory of Data and Statistics on Gender and Intersectionalities (ODEGI). We show how a feminist approach explores political dimensions in data and turns data visualization into a tool of subversion and resistance against the systems of oppression, in an unequal society like the Chilean. The reflections in this article seek to create dialogue around the question of how data visualization can be transformed into a tool of non-oppression and liberation, from a feminist approach. In line with this, the first part of the article provides a brief contextualization of the political and ethical attributes of data visualization. Then, we reflect on a framework that allows us to understand it as a feminist tool. We will finally delve into the ODEGI case and our use of data visualization to contribute to the fight against patriarchy and other systems of oppression, giving concrete examples of the categories of analysis we use in our design and decision processes. https://ojs.des.uc.cl/index.php/Disena/article/view/49569Data feminism Data visualization Feminist design Critical data visualization Intersectional designs
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Data feminism
Data visualization
Feminist design
Critical data visualization
Intersectional designs
title Data Visualization for Non-oppression and Liberation: A Feminist Approach
title_full Data Visualization for Non-oppression and Liberation: A Feminist Approach
title_fullStr Data Visualization for Non-oppression and Liberation: A Feminist Approach
title_full_unstemmed Data Visualization for Non-oppression and Liberation: A Feminist Approach
title_short Data Visualization for Non-oppression and Liberation: A Feminist Approach
title_sort data visualization for non oppression and liberation a feminist approach
topic Data feminism
Data visualization
Feminist design
Critical data visualization
Intersectional designs
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