{"product_id":"controversy-mapping-a-field-guide-hardback-9781509544509","title":"Controversy Mapping; A Field Guide (Hardback) 9781509544509","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eControversy Mapping\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Field Guide\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTommaso Venturini (Author), Anders Kristian Munk (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509544509, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 October 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e385 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 16.8 x 3.3 cm, 0.794 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eControversy Mapping\u003c\/i\u003e shows how we can use social research to bring controversies back to the surface of knowledge and public life, and how it can help to recover the power of controversy to transform what's possible. The book provides everything you need – the ideas, examples, and techniques – to start doing controversy analysis.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoortje Marres, University of Warwick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Venturini and Munk have produced a significant book that traces the genealogy of controversy mapping back to its origins in actor-network theory to its incarnations in digital methods. Through a lucid and engaging narrative and series of visualizations, they provide a comprehensive ‘field guide’ to the major figures, theories, concepts, and methods that make up the practices of controversy mapping.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvelyn Ruppert, Goldsmiths, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs disputes concerning the environment, the economy, and pandemics occupy public debate, we need to learn to navigate matters of public concern when facts are in doubt and expertise is contested.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eControversy Mapping\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to introduce readers to the observation and representation of contested issues on digital media. Drawing on actor-network theory and digital methods, Venturini and Munk outline the conceptual underpinnings and the many tools and techniques of controversy mapping. They review its history in science and technology studies, discuss its methodological potential, and unfold its political implications. Through a range of cases and examples, they demonstrate how to chart actors and issues using digital fieldwork and computational techniques. A preface by Richard Rogers and an interview with Bruno Latour are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA crucial field guide and hands-on companion for the digital age, \u003ci\u003eControversy Mapping\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as activists, journalists, citizens, and decision makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Preface: The politics of association on display (by Richard Rogers)\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FEATURES OF CONTROVERSIAL LANDSCAPES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Why map controversies?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. A proliferation of issues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Making room for more actors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e TOOLS OF SOCIAL CARTOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Exploring controversies as actor-networks      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Exploring controversies with digital methods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Collecting and curating digital records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Visual network analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e POLITICS OF MAPMAKING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Representing controversies    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mapmaking as a form of intervention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Controversy mapping in the shadow of Gaia   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A conversation with Bruno Latour\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441807683864,"sku":"9781509544509","price":54.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509544509.jpg?v=1785026372","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/controversy-mapping-a-field-guide-hardback-9781509544509","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}