---
_id: '62228'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: This chapter highlights the intricate nature of data and their profound social
    implications. It examines the acts of rendering data visible and the inherent
    power dynamics and imbalances that accompany such processes. Our dialogue unfolds
    in three interconnected parts, each focusing on the intersection of in/visibility
    and power. Part 1 attends to the challenges of producing knowledge about and with
    data, emphasizing the relativity, fluidity, and instability inherent in data.
    It explores frameworks that uncover the often invisible infrastructures of algorithms,
    rendering visible the actors, technologies, and divergent values involved in data
    manipulation. Part 2 presents empirical case studies that analyse the consequences
    of data visibility while contemplating the methodological opportunities and challenges
    of foregrounding the embedded values and norms within data. Part 3 discusses tool-based
    interventions aimed at bringing alternative data framings and narratives to the
    fore. It examines the complexities of tracing data across various contexts and
    the value, utility, and obstacles associated with creating visual representations
    of data and their flows. By critically engaging with the complexities of data
    in/visibility, this chapter challenges existing gatekeepers and fosters a deeper
    understanding of the multifaceted nature of data and its socio-political ramifications.
author:
- first_name: Miriam
  full_name: Fahimi, Miriam
  id: '118059'
  last_name: Fahimi
  orcid: 0000-0002-0619-3160
- first_name: Petter
  full_name: Falk, Petter
  last_name: Falk
- first_name: Jonathan W. Y.
  full_name: Gray, Jonathan W. Y.
  last_name: Gray
- first_name: Juliane
  full_name: Jarke, Juliane
  last_name: Jarke
- first_name: Katharina
  full_name: Kinder-Kurlanda, Katharina
  last_name: Kinder-Kurlanda
- first_name: Evan
  full_name: Light, Evan
  last_name: Light
- first_name: Ellouise
  full_name: McGeachey, Ellouise
  last_name: McGeachey
- first_name: Itzelle Medina
  full_name: Perea, Itzelle Medina
  last_name: Perea
- first_name: Nikolaus
  full_name: Poechhacker, Nikolaus
  last_name: Poechhacker
- first_name: Lindsay
  full_name: Poirier, Lindsay
  last_name: Poirier
- first_name: Theo
  full_name: Röhle, Theo
  last_name: Röhle
- first_name: Tamar
  full_name: Sharon, Tamar
  last_name: Sharon
- first_name: Marthe
  full_name: Stevens, Marthe
  last_name: Stevens
- first_name: Bernard van
  full_name: Gastel, Bernard van
  last_name: Gastel
- first_name: Quinn
  full_name: White, Quinn
  last_name: White
- first_name: Irina
  full_name: Zakharova, Irina
  last_name: Zakharova
citation:
  ama: 'Fahimi M, Falk P, Gray JWY, et al. In/visibilities in Data Studies: Methods,
    Tools, and Interventions. In: <i>Dialogues in Data Power</i>. Bristol University
    Press; 2024:52–79.'
  apa: 'Fahimi, M., Falk, P., Gray, J. W. Y., Jarke, J., Kinder-Kurlanda, K., Light,
    E., McGeachey, E., Perea, I. M., Poechhacker, N., Poirier, L., Röhle, T., Sharon,
    T., Stevens, M., Gastel, B. van, White, Q., &#38; Zakharova, I. (2024). In/visibilities
    in Data Studies: Methods, Tools, and Interventions. In <i>Dialogues in Data Power</i>
    (pp. 52–79). Bristol University Press.'
  bibtex: '@inbook{Fahimi_Falk_Gray_Jarke_Kinder-Kurlanda_Light_McGeachey_Perea_Poechhacker_Poirier_et
    al._2024, title={In/visibilities in Data Studies: Methods, Tools, and Interventions},
    booktitle={Dialogues in Data Power}, publisher={Bristol University Press}, author={Fahimi,
    Miriam and Falk, Petter and Gray, Jonathan W. Y. and Jarke, Juliane and Kinder-Kurlanda,
    Katharina and Light, Evan and McGeachey, Ellouise and Perea, Itzelle Medina and
    Poechhacker, Nikolaus and Poirier, Lindsay and et al.}, year={2024}, pages={52–79}
    }'
  chicago: 'Fahimi, Miriam, Petter Falk, Jonathan W. Y. Gray, Juliane Jarke, Katharina
    Kinder-Kurlanda, Evan Light, Ellouise McGeachey, et al. “In/Visibilities in Data
    Studies: Methods, Tools, and Interventions.” In <i>Dialogues in Data Power</i>,
    52–79. Bristol University Press, 2024.'
  ieee: 'M. Fahimi <i>et al.</i>, “In/visibilities in Data Studies: Methods, Tools,
    and Interventions,” in <i>Dialogues in Data Power</i>, Bristol University Press,
    2024, pp. 52–79.'
  mla: 'Fahimi, Miriam, et al. “In/Visibilities in Data Studies: Methods, Tools, and
    Interventions.” <i>Dialogues in Data Power</i>, Bristol University Press, 2024,
    pp. 52–79.'
  short: 'M. Fahimi, P. Falk, J.W.Y. Gray, J. Jarke, K. Kinder-Kurlanda, E. Light,
    E. McGeachey, I.M. Perea, N. Poechhacker, L. Poirier, T. Röhle, T. Sharon, M.
    Stevens, B. van Gastel, Q. White, I. Zakharova, in: Dialogues in Data Power, Bristol
    University Press, 2024, pp. 52–79.'
date_created: 2025-11-18T09:58:30Z
date_updated: 2025-11-18T10:02:15Z
department:
- _id: '756'
- _id: '26'
language:
- iso: eng
page: 52–79
publication: Dialogues in Data Power
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - 978-1-5292-3832-7
publisher: Bristol University Press
status: public
title: 'In/visibilities in Data Studies: Methods, Tools, and Interventions'
type: book_chapter
user_id: '118059'
year: '2024'
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