Algorithms as facts and fabrications: ethnographic stories of factishes from the Costa Rican Caribbean
How do algorithms shape the experience of facts? Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Limón, Costa Rica, this paper explores the role of algorithms in mediating three kinds of “factishes”: data truths, affective facts, and mystic revelations. The article unfolds as a series of stories that capture t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Tapuya |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/25729861.2024.2363095 |
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