Finding Stories in Data (Year of Data and Society x C4C)

3960 Forbes Avenue,Pittsburgh PA 15260

20 January, 2022

Description

Discover the stories hidden in data and learn a new way to create narratives in this hands-on workshop! This workshop will be held in person at the Text & conText Lab (third floor, Hillman Library), and is open only to University of Pittsburgh students, faculty, and staff. Stories are powerful. Yet stories can be hard to uncover, especially when it comes to finding stories in data. A single dataset can contain many different stories depending on the values of the storyteller and the context of their experiences. Want to hone your storytelling skills? This workshop will introduce the typical kinds of stories that can be found in data and give you practice in finding your own data stories. No computers will be used in this class, and there are no prerequisites. As a result of this workshop, you’ll feel more confident “reading” datasets to uncover the stories they contain. The art of finding stories in data will also help you produce data visualizations or narratives, or simply become a more critical consumer of data. Facilitated by Liz Monk and Nora Mattern This workshop is presented by the University of Pittsburgh Year of Data and Society and the Center for Creativity. The Center for Creativity seeks to foster connections between and among members of the University of Pittsburgh community whose scholarly efforts and passions are rooted in “making stuff”: stories, pictures, music, scenes, statements, apps, messes, etc.