Artificial Imagination Induced by Visualised Hypotheses in Archaeology

Lengyel, Dominik; Toulouse, Catherine

doi:10.14236/ewic/eva2020.8

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“…There is increased recognition of the issues involved in representing subjectivity and uncertainty, including visually (Nowviskie 2004; Drucker 2011; Nowviskie et al 2013). The problems of specious authenticity in digitally ‘reconstructing’ archaeological sites have attracted considerable attention (Strothotte, Masuch, and Isenberg 1999; Schäfer 2018; Lengyel and Toulouse 2020).…”

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“…We discussed the increasing interest in representing uncertainty of many kinds, including subjectivity and conflict of opinion. Lengyel and Toulouse (2020, 50) emphasize the ethical responsibility to communicate uncertainty through visualization: not just particular uncertainties but that archaeology (in their case) is fundamentally uncertain. Importantly, they are committed, not just to such honesty when serving experts: it is also their concern as scientists to convey uncertainty as a fundamental part of their discipline to the public.…”

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Can I believe what I see? Data visualization and trust in the humanities

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Kräutli

2021

Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

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Questions of trust are increasingly important in relation to data and its use. The authors focus on humanities data and its visualization, through analysis of their own recent projects with museums, archives and libraries internationally. Their account connects the specifics of hands-on digital humanities work to larger epistemological questions. They discuss the sources of potential mistrust, and examine how different expectations and assumptions emerge depending on the use and user of the data; they offer a simple schema through which the implications may be traced. It is argued that vital issues of trust can be engaged with through design, which, rather than being conceived as a cosmetic finish, is seen as contributing insights and questions that affect the whole process. The article concludes with recommendations intended to be useful in both theory and practice.

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