Data & Society Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Left to Our Own Devices: Coping with Insecure Work in a Digital Age
Julia TiconaData & SocietyICYMI: There is still time left to register below for our upcoming Network Book Forum featuring @JuliaTicona1, author of “Left to Our Own Devices”. Join us on 4/14 at 12PM ET. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JNOdsidhQ2qQHUQ_5EJ1IA
Paperback, 2022
$32.99Member price:$32.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them
Dan BoukData & SocietyCongratulations to D&S alum @danbouk, whose book “Democracy’s Data” @nytimesbooks calls “a feast for the senses of the US census” — and one of the year’s most notable books! https://t.co/VmHTahkQzu
Paperback, 2023
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms
Chris WigginsData & SocietyTonight at @columbiacss, @chrishwiggins and D&S alum @nescioquid will discuss their new book HOW DATA HAPPENED, illuminating data's powerful role in our personal and political lives, and its long history of serving as both a tool and a weapon. https://t.co/5yyBYrkRWI
Paperback, 2024
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance
Karen LevyData & SocietyThe New Yorker takes a close look at D&S alum @karen_ec_levy’s “splendid” book “Data Driven,” which explores how tech is changing the working lives of long-distance truckers. https://t.co/9llDTKfopw
Paperback, 2024
$21.95Member price:$19.76 + Free shipping10% off
Worn Out: How Retailers Surveil and Exploit Workers in the Digital Age and How Workers Are Fighting Back
Madison Van OortData & SocietyA conversation with sociologist Madison Van Oort, whose new book “Worn Out” explores how data and surveillance are shaping the lives of retail workers, and what fast-fashion retail can teach us about the future of work. https://t.co/88MmghSntf
Paperback, 2023
$30.00Member price:$30.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech
Meredith BroussardData & SocietyIt's publication day for D&S Scholars Council member @merbroussard’s vital new book MORE THAN A GLITCH! 🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/hcqDN52WII
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Digital Black Feminism
Catherine Knight SteeleData & SocietyIf you missed our last Book Forum event featuring @SteeleCat717 and her book “Digital Black Feminism,” you can listen to the recording or read the transcript https://datasociety.net/events/network-book-forum-digital-black-feminism/
Paperback, 2021
$30.00Member price:$30.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India
Rajesh VeeraraghavanData & SocietyDid you miss our last Book Forum event featuring @RajeshVeraa, @SilviaHedley & @rajendran_naray on Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India? Listen to the recording or access the resources here: https://t.co/HruU02XJwE
Paperback, 2021
$36.99Member price:$36.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Countless
Honi ReiflerData & Society“Countless individuals & influential hacker “crews” worked in parallel, demonstrating skill by developing novel attack & auditing methodologies, refining processes of disclosure, & reforming their collective image.” https://datasociety.net/library/wearing-many-hats-the-rise-of-the-professional-security-hacker/
Paperback, 2017
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America
Joan DonovanData & SocietyCongrats to @BostonJoan, @EmilyDreyfuss & Brian Freidberg on the publication of their essential new book “Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America”! https://t.co/Z3DraIjhOO
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book