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The Informational Logic of Human Rights Network Imaginaries in the Cybernetic Age


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English | ISBN: 139950990X | 2022 | 216 pages | EPUB | 1347 KB
What happens to the cultural politics of human rights when atrocities are rendered calculable, abuses are transformed into data, and victims become vectors? As human rights organizations have increasingly embraced information technologies this ‘datafication’ of rights has become both a reality and a pressing concern, one inextricably tangled up with questions regarding the broader political valences of human rights.

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The Informational Logic of Human Rights Network Imaginaries in the Cybernetic Age (Technicities)


Free Download The Informational Logic of Human Rights: Network Imaginaries in the Cybernetic Age (Technicities) by Joshua Bowsher
English | October 26, 2022 | ISBN: 139950990X | 216 pages | PDF | 6.74 Mb
What happens to the cultural politics of human rights when atrocities are rendered calculable, abuses are transformed into data, and victims become vectors? As human rights organizations have increasingly embraced information technologies this ‘datafication’ of rights has become both a reality and a pressing concern, one inextricably tangled up with questions regarding the broader political valences of human rights.

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