2023:Program/Poster sessions/KNPBHG-Visualising the Revolution: a visual response to Heather Ford's book

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Title: Visualising the Revolution: a visual response to Heather Ford's book

Speakers:

Kelly Tall

I am a data visualisation designer who lives and works in Sydney Australia. I first became involved in the world of Wikimedia, when I took up a design and analytics role to work with Heather Ford that looked at understanding how Australians are represented on Wikipedia. During that time I met people from the Australian Wikimedia foundation, and they invited me to join their committee. I am working with Heather Ford again on a larger project looking at how Australian history is represented on Wikipedia. This will be my first Wikimania I am attending in person.

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Room: Expo Space

Start time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:06:00 +0800

End time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:08:00 +0800

Type: Poster session

Track: No (pretalx) track id specified

Submission state: confirmed

Duration: 2 minutes

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Presentation language: en

Abstract & description

Abstract

Poster Category: GLAM, Heritage, and Culture Session Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in Singapore

On reading Heather Ford’s “Writing the Revolution: Wikipedia and the Survival of Facts in the Digital Age” I was gripped by the process Ford describes to create the Wikipedia page for the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. As I read Ford’s words describing the steps people all around the world were taking in recording the event, I wondered what a visualisation would look like of edits and deletions over time, against the framework Ford describes.

Description

For this poster session I will present a data visualisation interpreting the events Ford describes, using page history data from the wikipedia article of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution). It will show how the page was built using data from additions and deletions over time, and will use Ford’s book as a framework for annotations highlighting key moments from the revolution as well as the creation of the page. The poster will aim to highlight the contribution of editors from around the world, as well as show Ford’s framework for how facts are developed and carried through the Wikipedia platform and process. Through this work, I hope to show the vital role that collective intelligence plays in shaping our understanding of the world.

Further details

Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?

The poster will show the collective, and collaborative effort it takes to create pages for major moments such as the Egyptian Revolution. It will also use Ford’s work as a framework, which critically engages with Wikipedia process and methods designed to help (and sometimes hinder) the carrying and embedding of facts.

Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?

• Onsite in Singapore
• Remote online participation, livestreamed
• Remote from a satellite event
• Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
• Pre-recorded and available on demand