No: Critical Refusal as Feminist Data Practice

Critical refusal is a generative concept for challenging harmful data practices, while simultaneously negotiating and developing alternative actions. The panelists will discuss two projects, Data Feminism and The Feminist Data Manifest-No, to illustrate how critical refusal can be used as a tool for generating alternative data practices within CSCW and social computing research. The panel will be of interest to academic and industry attendees who seek to examine concerns of power and privilege, including and reaching beyond gender-based inequalities, within the field of data science. Attendees will also brainstorm refusals and commitments that are meaningful to their research and practice.