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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMIT Press
ISBN-100262037106
ISBN-139780262037105
eBay Product ID (ePID)25050015117
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
Publication NameCultural Analytics
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
SubjectMedia Studies, Sociology / General, Social Aspects / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
TypeTextbook
AuthorLev Manovich
Subject AreaComputers, Social Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight29.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-003045
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentIntroduction: How to See One Billion Images? Part 1: Studying Culture at Scale Chapter 1: From New Media to More Media Chapter 2: The Science of Culture? Chapter 3: Culture Industry and Media Analytics Part 2: Representing Culture as Data Chapter 4: Types of Cultural Data Chapter 5: Cultural Sampling Chapter 6: Metadata and Features Chapter 7: Language, Categories, and Senses Part 3: Exploring Cultural Data Chapter 8: Information Visualization Chapter 9: Exploratory Media Analysis Chapter 10: Methods of Media Visualization Conclusion: Can We Think Without Categories?
SynopsisA book at the intersection of data science and media studies, presenting concepts and methods for computational analysis of cultural data. How can we see a billion images? What analytical methods can we bring to bear on the astonishing scale of digital culture--the billions of photographs shared on social media every day, the hundreds of millions of songs created by twenty million musicians on Soundcloud, the content of four billion Pinterest boards? In Cultural Analytics , Lev Manovich presents concepts and methods for computational analysis of cultural data. Drawing on more than a decade of research and projects from his own lab, Manovich offers a gentle, nontechnical introduction to the core ideas of data analytics and discusses the ways that our society uses data and algorithms., A book at the intersection of data science and media studies, presenting concepts and methods for computational analysis of cultural data. How can we see a billion images? What analytical methods can we bring to bear on the astonishing scale of digital culture--the billions of photographs shared on social media every day, the hundreds of millions of songs created by twenty million musicians on Soundcloud, the content of four billion Pinterest boards? In Cultural Analytics, Lev Manovich presents concepts and methods for computational analysis of cultural data. Drawing on more than a decade of research and projects from his own lab, Manovich offers a gentle, nontechnical introduction to the core ideas of data analytics and discusses the ways that our society uses data and algorithms.