Take Back the Algorithms! A Media Theory of Commonistic Affordance

This essay critiques the ‘black-boxing’ of many computational processes, which are argued to result in a kind of ‘unaffordability’ of algorithms. By engaging with current theoretical debates on ‘commoning’ – signifying a non-profit-oriented, solidarity-based approach to sharing, mainta...

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Published in:	Media theory Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 269 - 286
Main Author:	Miyazaki, Shintaro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Media Theory 23.08.2019 Simon Dawes, Centre d’histoire culturelle des sociétés contemporaines (CHCSC), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)
Series:	Rethinking Affordance
Subjects:	Affordance Commoning Humanities and Social Sciences Library and information sciences Practice-oriented critical media studies Viola–Jones object detection algorithm Media Viola-Jones object detection algorithm Affordance Commoning Practice- oriented critical media studies Media theory
ISSN:	2557-826X, 2557-826X
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