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Data, Power, Silence, Narrative, (Silence), Examples - Coggle Diagram

- - - - historical data
        
        colonial archives may contain extensive records about European colonizers but omit the perspectives of the indigenous peoples they oppressed.
      - personal data
        
        There are ethical concerns around using algorithms to analyze personal testimonies of Holocaust survivors. These testimonies are deeply personal, and reducing them to data raises questions about how personal experiences are quantified and interpreted, potentially silencing the human aspects of the narratives.
      - statistics
        
        Du Bois’ data visualizations at the 1900 Paris Exposition used statistics to highlight the socioeconomic conditions of African Americans that challenge silences in dominat narriatives
        
        CONNECTION: Those in power control the collection and interpretation of data, shaping what is considered valid knowledge.
- - - - Colonial archives often exclude the voices of the colonized, giving power to the colonizers’ narrative and creating silences in history.
    - - (Trouillot, p. 5): Historians claiming objectivity ignore how power influences which facts are prioritized, impacting the stories that are told.
    - - Digital/ Media representation
        
        (Lecture): Media and digital platforms, like algorithms used to analyze Holocaust testimonies, often reflect the perspectives of the powerful, potentially silencing marginalized voices or human elements.
- - - - Data Interpretation
        
        W.E.B. Du Bois used data visualizations to create a counter-narrative about African American progress, challenging dominant racial stereotypes by showing that social conditions, not race, caused disparities.
      - (Lecture): Media narratives, like the portrayal of civil rights movements, often focus on select figures while omitting the contributions of grassroots organizers, shaping public understanding of historical events.
      - Historical Writing
        
        (Trouillot, p. 5): History is often shaped by the “winners,” where narratives are crafted to reflect the perspectives of those in power, such as colonial histories that glorify European conquests while silencing indigenous experiences.
      - Todd Presner’s work on Holocaust testimonies shows how algorithms create new digital narratives, raising ethical concerns about the balance between computational analysis and preserving human stories.
      - Connection: Narratives are controlled by those in power, who shape history to maintain control
- - - - Medical research that disproportionately represents white male subjects, leading to gaps in knowledge about how diseases affect women and people of color.
      - Data sets on social issues that exclude the perspectives of low-income or rural populations, making policy decisions less effective for those communities.
      - consequence: silence can lead to flawed conclusions, skewed research outcomes, and policies that do not adequately address the needs of all populations.
    - - The stories of enslaved peoples in colonial histories, which are often overshadowed by the narratives of European colonizers
      - The Haitian Revolution, which is underrepresented in global histories compared to the American or French revolutions, despite its significance.
      - Consequence: perpetuate ignorance and prejudice because those in power shape the collective memory to maintain control or a favorable narrative.
    - - The exclusion of women’s contributions to science, such as the underrecognition of Rosalind Franklin’s role in the discovery of DNA
      - consequence: perpetuate stereotypes and can have real-world implications, such as lack of representation in education or policy decisions.
      - The silencing of indigenous cultures and their knowledge systems in favor of Western scientific narratives.