Over the last few years, “big data” has become a big deal. From election predictions to controversial surveillance programs, and from forms of data visualization to research in rhetoric and the humanities, digital data is being tracked, gathered, and deployed in unprecedented ways. In addition to the “big data” trend, more focused and targeted approaches to data have also garnered attention. Staffers working in the Digital Data research area consider the rhetorical dimensions of data as they analyze and generate data-centric projects on a variety of scales.
Introducing Our Research Areas: Data
