Enacting silence: Residual categories as a challenge for ethics, information systems, and communication

@article{citeulike:1825033, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Residual categories are those which cannot be formally represented within a given classification system. We examine the forms that residuality takes within our information systems today, and explore some silences which form around those inhabiting particular residual categories. We argue that there is significant ethical and political work to be done in exploring residuality.}, author = {Star, Susan and Bowker, Geoffrey }, citeulike-article-id = {1825033}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10676-007-9141-7}, journal = {Ethics and Information Technology}, keywords = {communication, information\_systems}, posted-at = {2007-11-14 20:01:58}, priority = {2}, title = {Enacting silence: Residual categories as a challenge for ethics, information systems, and communication}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10676-007-9141-7} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1825033 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1825033 N2 - Abstract  Residual categories are those which cannot be formally represented within a given classification system. We examine the forms that residuality takes within our information systems today, and explore some silences which form around those inhabiting particular residual categories. We argue that there is significant ethical and political work to be done in exploring residuality. JF - Ethics and Information Technology TI - Enacting silence: Residual categories as a challenge for ethics, information systems, and communication KW - communication KW - information_systems AU - Star, Susan AU - Bowker, Geoffrey UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10676-007-9141-7 ER -