Weather Map: A Diachronic Visual Model for Controversy Mapping

Dario Rodighiero, Jean Danielou

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Abstract

The Weather Map is a visual model to investigate public debates on media. Relying on the Media Cloud archives, the visual model transforms a simple query into a sophisticated visualization by employing the visual grammar of synoptic weather charts. Peaks of pressure and clashes between air masses are used to describe the conflicts in media through the temporal dimension, diving into the human and non-human dynamics that make the controversy alive. The Weather Map was conceived as a digital tool to help students and scholars analyze public debates, according to the controversy mapping field founded by Bruno Latour. In particular, the visual model pushes the boundaries of network visualization, exploring advanced techniques of graphic design. The outcome is a web-based application developed in JavaScript and Python at the disposal of education and research.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationZoomland
Subtitle of host publicationExploring Scale in Digital History and Humanities
EditorsFlorentina Armaselu , Andreas Fickers
PublisherDe Gruyter
Pages449-466
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9783111317779
ISBN (Print)9783111317526
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18-Dec-2023

Publication series

NameStudies in Digital History and Hermeneutics
PublisherDe Gruyter
Volume7
ISSN (Print)2629-4540
ISSN (Electronic)2629-4559

Keywords

  • controversy mapping
  • network visualization
  • visual literacy

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