The Prostheticity of the Network. Humanities and Scientometrically-Born Cyborgs

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26913/ava1202311

Keywords:

cognitive prosthesis, data literacy, network visualization, science mapping, scientometrics

Abstract

Although there have been many efforts in the last decade to reconcile the humanities and the information sciences, they have not radically changed the research standards prevailing in most humanistic departments. Against all appearances, the abrupt opening to quantitative methods in the digital humanities still has the character of a minority avant-garde movement. The article looks at the scientometric tradition, largely forgotten by the humanities, which may prove to be another interface bringing the two academic cultures back together. An account of scientometric networks highlights the advantages and disadvantages of this orientation. The broader implications regarding the use of visual networks in the humanities are framed by the category of prostheticity, which aims to encapsulate their ambivalent status as both substitutes and cognitive enhancers.

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Published

2023-09-06

How to Cite

Hamarowski, B. (2023). The Prostheticity of the Network. Humanities and Scientometrically-Born Cyborgs. Avant, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.26913/ava1202311

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VISUALIZATIONS IN SCIENCE, PART 2 / WIZUALIZACJE W NAUCE, CZ. 2