Community Data: a conversation with author Rahul Bhargava

Data literacy isn't a niche topic these days, as data influences our lives and our communities every day. Join us for our author conversation with Dr. Bhargava to talk about his new book Community Data that offers ways to step outside of traditional charts to connect data to information in novel and unique ways. If you're a data visualization creator, data artist, community mobilizer, or data storyteller, you'll takeaway insights around ways you can bring the ideas of community data into your work. Join us live and we'll hold space for your questions. About the book: We need new ways to bring people together around data in community settings. Charts and graphs weren’t designed to create participation and empowerment. Community Data introduces a broader toolbox, showcasing how to use data sculptures, data murals, data theatre, and more to meet people where they are and support change-making with data. Bridging from global examples you’ve never seen, to academic research that can help, to arts-based projects and workshops, Community Data offer notes on playful and effective new approaches to data storytelling. About the author: Rahul Bhargava is an educator, researcher, designer, and facilitator who works and publishes on data storytelling and computational journalism, and technology design in support of social justice and community empowerment. He has run over 100 workshops on data literacy with organizations of all sizes. Rahul’s book, “Community Data: Creative Approaches to Empowering People with Information”, is now available from Oxford University Press. He leads the Data Culture Group as an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Art + Design at Northeastern University. About the host This author chat will be hosted by Data Visualization Society Executive Director Amanda Makulec, who has more than 15 years of experience creating and teaching others how to design data visualizations for public health programs. Visit https://www.communitydatabook.com/ to learn more about the book and buy your copy.