[Air-L] Article/literature on "algorithms" and "geodata"?

[Daniel Kunzelmann]

And if you could help me out on another issue?

I'm also looking for an article/literature that deals with the 
relationship of "algorithms" and "geodata". Most of the work about 
algorithms that I could find seem very "technical", thus missing the 
social aspect of it.

My main concern: What are and do algorithms: technically but as well as 
from a social anthropological perspective? How is geodata used within 
these algorithms causing what?
How can one theorize and conceptualize the relationsship of geodata, 
algorithms and ethnography?

Again, together with a colleague I will be holding a workshop to discuss 
ways in which numeric (geo-)data and ethnography can be joined in 
anthropological theory and methodology. We both think that algorithms 
and their relationship with geodata play an important part to understand 
these issues. Any ideas or suggestions of an article?

Thanks you so much!

Kind regards,
Daniel Kunzelmann

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Daniel Kunzelmann, Ph.D.c
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Institute of Cultural Studies/European Ethnology

Email. daniel.kunzelmann at gmx.de
Web. http://unibas.academia.edu/DanielKunzelmann
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