What can “data viz” do that data can’t?

Instructions

Laura Klein’s article explores the potential of data visualization to address “silences in the archive.” There are, however, many, many uses for data visualization. That said, many scholars argue that data visualization has many of the same ethical and epistemological complexities of data.

Click on the image assigned to your group. After discussing as a group, have one person respond to the prompts below.

Slave Voyages • The Transatlantic Slave Trade Database •

Slave Voyages • The Transatlantic Slave Trade Database •

The Economist • "Family separation among slaves in America was shockingly prevalent" •

The Economist • "Family separation among slaves in America was shockingly prevalent" •

Slate •¨The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes" •

Slate •¨The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes" •

W.E.B. Dubois • "A Series of Statistical Charts..." •

W.E.B. Dubois • "A Series of Statistical Charts..." •

(Un)silencing Slavery • Enslaved Persons of Rose Hall •

(Un)silencing Slavery • Enslaved Persons of Rose Hall •

GU272 • Roots Wheel •

GU272 • Roots Wheel •