STS-CH 25th anniversary event
organized by Jessica Pidoux (University of Neuchâtel)
5 May in Geneva: 14h30 – 17h00
26 May in Lausanne): 10h00 – 12h00 (additional session in the afternoon TBD)
These two workshops invite the public and researchers to recover their personal data from digital labour platforms and analyse it with open-source tools available at https://digipower.academy/experiences/, while discussing with different civic actors and associations to gain insights about the data economy in digital labour contexts.
The main goal is to enable public participation in scientific research, making scientific practices more open and humble in order to learn from the public’s experiential knowledge, contributing to a democratisation of science. Participatory science methods can help rebalance the power that dominant platforms hold over society’s data and produce knowledge for the common good.
During the workshop, participants will discuss the meanings of personal data, algorithms, accountability tools, and data rights, and will engage in practices to access their personal data, combining qualitative analysis and data science tools. Theoretically, we will explore how these tools, methods and practices of doing science together can serve as a boundary object (following Susan L. Star’s definitions) to build cooperation between two historically distinct social worlds: civil society and science.
For these two workshops, we are focusing on digital labour platforms such as Uber Eats, Batmaid, and Yojoo.
Whether you are a worker, a client, a researcher, or a student interested in participatory research and tools for analysing personal data, we invite you to register for the workshops by sending an email to jessica.pidoux@unine.ch. Drop any additional question you have to the same email address. Please indicate your role or position and which workshop you’d like to attend (Geneva or Lausanne). We will send you the detailed plan and precise location of the workshop by email after validating your registration.
Schedules:
5 May (Geneva): 14h30 – 17h00 (5 places left)
26 May (Lausanne): 10h00 – 12h00. We accept a maximum of 10 participants per session; if more people register, an additional session will be opened in the afternoon.