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jonathan w. y. gray
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๐Ÿ“— public data cultures https://jonathangray.org/publicdatacultures
๐ŸŒฑ codirector @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social reader @kingsdh.bsky.social king's college london cofounder @publicdatalab.bsky.social
๐Ÿซง feminist STS, internet studies, poetic computation .. more

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Jonathan Gray is the editor of Dancing Times, the oldest dance magazine still in publication.

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท Oct 23
Public Data Cultures is out today on @politybooks.bsky.social! ๐Ÿ“—๐ŸŽŠ jonathangray.org/2025/10/23/p...
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! ๐Ÿฆ”๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ’œ
unboxing Public Data Cultures book Copies of the book on a train in Totoro bag. Front and back cover of Public Data Cultures with quotes and book blurb.

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 23h
some notes, pictures & links from @transmediale.bsky.social 2026 - By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road: Compassing, Protocoling, Metaphoring โœจ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿต jonathangray.org/2026/02/15/t...
#transmediale #tm26
notes on transmediale 2026 - By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road: Compassing, Protocoling, Metaphoring
some notes and pictures from transmediale 2026 - By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road: Compassing, Protocoling, Metaphoring
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Gamal Adel | ุฌู…ุงู„ ุนุงุฏู„ @gamal-adel.bsky.social ยท 6d
On Monday I was at @internetarchive.eu in Amsterdam for @jwyg.bsky.social talk about his new book, Public Data Cultures. Instant purchase!

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Internet Archive Europe @internetarchive.eu ยท 6d
Buy your copy of Public Data Cultures by @jwyg.bsky.social
Public Data Cultures
a page about Public Data Cultures (Polity Books, 2025)
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Internet Archive Europe @internetarchive.eu ยท 6d
It was a distinct pleasure to welcome @jwyg.bsky.social to our HQ in Amsterdam for his book talk on his newly released book "Public Data Cultures". Thank you to everyone who came, listened intently, asked intelligent questions, bought his book and created a wonderful community event on Monday.
A man stands at a podium with a screen behind him, and speaks to the audience sitting in the room in front of him. A man stands at a podium with a screen behind him. A man smiles as he asks a question from the audience. A man with glasses asks a question while others in the audience ponder the topic at hand.

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 9d
looking forward to "wayback studio" exploring tools, methods and approaches for critically and creatively repurposing web archives tomorrow with @internetarchive.eu โœจ
then an evening talk on public data cultures: jonathangray.org/2026/02/02/i...
public data cultures at Internet Archive Europe, 9th February 2026
There will be a book event for Public Data Cultures book at the Internet Archive Europe in Amsterdam on 9th February 2026.
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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 11d
a new digital ecologies network โœจ๐ŸŒฑ
jonathangray.org/2026/02/04/d...
with Anna Watkins Fisher, @slehuede.bsky.social @tavmos.bsky.social Maud Borie @lboungr.bsky.social @mikeduggan4.bsky.social @yuanpan90.bsky.social @paoloruffino.bsky.social David Young @joannazylinska.bsky.social & Feng Zhu
new digital ecologies network
a new digital ecologies network at Kingโ€™s College London
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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 13d
looking forward to this book talk on Public Data Cultures at @internetarchive.eu in Amsterdam on this coming Monday 9th February 2026 โœจ jonathangray.org/2026/02/02/i...
public data cultures at Internet Archive Europe, 9th February 2026
There will be a book event for Public Data Cultures book at the Internet Archive Europe in Amsterdam on 9th February 2026.
jonathangray.org

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 13d
how is the wayback machine used in digital investigations? @lboungr.bsky.social, Thais Lobo and I looked at 9 ways of using web archives to tell stories about what is deleted, altered, banned, broken, hacked and more: blog.archive.org/2026/02/02/f...
@archive.org @internetarchive.eu #osint

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Internet Archive @archive.org ยท 14d
Journalists donโ€™t just report from the web anymoreโ€”they report on it ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ

Learn 9 Ways Web Archives Are Used In Digital Investigations on how reporters track deleted pages, uncover hidden connections, document edits & follow what vanishes,

Read FOLLOW THE CHANGES โžก๏ธ blog.archive.org/2026/02/02/f...
Logo of the Internet Archive WayBack Machine, in black and red text on a white background.

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Critical Data Lab @criticaldatalab.bsky.social ยท 15d
Today at CDL/ @humboldtuni.bsky.social: We look forward to welcoming @jwyg.bsky.social (King's College) for a talk and discussion of Jonathan's recent book "Public Data Cultures", from 2PM: medienwissenschaft-berlin.org/public-data-...

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 18d
some notes on Chia Amisola's Internet Ambient - exploring the web's "ecologies, defaults, opacities and territories" โœจ jonathangray.org/2026/01/24/c...
Chia Amisolaโ€™s Internet Ambient
notes on an interactive online performance lecture on โ€œInternet ambientโ€ by Chia Amisola organised by If, Then: Technology and Poetics.
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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 18d
next week I'll be talking about Public Data Cultures at Humboldt University, Berlin - thanks so much to @algorhythm.bsky.social for the invitation! โœจ jonathangray.org/2026/01/29/h...
public data cultures at Humboldt University, Berlin, 2nd February 2026
Iโ€™ll be giving a talk on Public Data Cultures at Humboldt University, Berlin hosted by Shintaro Miyazaki.
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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 19d
ahh nice - let's hang out! will dm you :)

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 19d
yeh! shame didnโ€™t work out to join & hope to see you soon! โœจ

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 19d
see you soon! โœจ

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 20d
๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท 20d
looking forward to opening of transmediale tonight! transmediale.de/en #transmediale #tm26

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Internet Archive Europe @internetarchive.eu ยท 20d
9 February (19:00โ€“20:30 CET) | Book Launch: #PublicDataCultures with @jwyg.bsky.social
Join us in Amsterdam to meet Jonathan, a researcher, writer, and long-time @archive.org collaborator, and hear about his new book exploring #PublicData.
๐Ÿ”— Read more: www.internetarchive.eu/nl/2026/01/2...

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท Jan 16
happy to be starting research leave from jan til june ๐Ÿฐ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŒฑโœจ
in the spirit of sharing, here are some things i'll be spending time on: jonathangray.org/2026/01/15/r...
on research leave! ๐ŸŒฑโœจ
Iโ€™m excited to be on research leave from 1st January to 30th June 2026. This will provide me with some dedicated time and headspace for reading, writing, learning, wrapping up some projects and explor...
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Tyler Horan @tylerhoran.bsky.social ยท Jan 15
Excited to see Jonathan Gray's "Public Data Cultures" launch at the Digital Methods Winter School! Gray's work on how we collectively make sense of data is essential reading for anyone interested in the social life of information and computational methods. #AcademicSky #books

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท Jan 14
โ˜ƒ๏ธ snowy book launch for public data cultures at the digital methods winter school in amsterdam - with many cosy moments and trips to @framerframed.nl @nieuweinstituut.nl @stedelijkmuseum.bsky.social @fiberfestival.bsky.social & more โ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ’œโœจ some notes and pics: jonathangray.org/2026/01/12/d... #dmi26
book launch at digital methods winter school 2026
We recently had a book launch for Public Data Cultures at the Digital Methods Winter School and Data Sprint 2026, University of Amsterdam. This was a special moment as the book started life in Amsterd...
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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social ยท Jan 7
Don't miss Jonathan W. Y. Gray's upcoming book talks on 'Public Data Cultures'. across the UK, Canada and the Netherlands!

For more details, visit the author's website here: jonathangray.org/publicdatacu...

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท Jan 7
looking forward to this in amsterdam tonight! โ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒ•๐Ÿ’œ

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท Jan 5
looking forward to winter book events for public data cultures in coming months โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ“—๐Ÿ’œโœจ
jonathangray.org/2026/01/05/b...
including with @digitalmethods.net @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social @internetarchive.eu @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @cimethods.bsky.social @mctd.bsky.social #dmi26
winter book events for public data cultures โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ“—
Looking forward to some winter book events for public data cultures in coming weeks and months. โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ“—
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Claudia (they/she) @claudiaeberger.bsky.social ยท Jan 3
Weekend reading โ˜บ๏ธ
The cover of Public Data Cultures by Jonathan W Y Gray. It's a very cool geometric-y green and yellow design.

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท Dec 19
really appreciate @jymak.bsky.social for pictures & welcoming people - and @lboungr.bsky.social, Mykola, Thais, Sasha & many more for all the printing, carrying, guiding, coordinating and facilitating! ๐Ÿ’œ

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social ยท Dec 19
thanks to all who came to warm up at launch of @nsrnicek.bsky.social's Silicon Empires, @mayameme.bsky.social's Auto-Correct & my Public Data Cultures with responses from @joannazylinska.bsky.social & @noortjem.bsky.social ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿต๐Ÿ“š some notes ๐Ÿ“ jonathangray.org/2025/12/19/j... @politybooks.bsky.social
notes on joint book launch for Silicon Empires x Auto-Correct x Public Data Cultures
We recently had a joint launch for Nick Srnicekโ€™s Silicon Empires, Maya Ganeshโ€™s Auto-Correct and my Public Data Cultures book - with Noortje Marres and Joanna Zylinska as respondents.
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wfleung.bsky.social @wfleung.bsky.social ยท Dec 19
Full PhD studentship offered (closing date 13 Feb)
A Collaborative Doctoral Award with British Film Institute (BFI) and BEATS - a not-for-profit advocacy group for British East & South East Asians working in the Screen & Stage Industries. www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
Critical Approaches to the History of East and Southeast Asian Contributions in the British Screen Industry
We seek a passionate researcher/practitioner with relevant professional and/or lived experience to undertake a doctoral project that examines East and Southeast Asian (ESEA).
www.kcl.ac.uk

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Paul Spence @politonaiz.bsky.social ยท Dec 18
Beca completa de Doctorado en #HumanidadesDigitales en @KingsCollegeLon
La beca Kingโ€™sโ€“Fundaciรณn Ramรณn Areces ofrece matrรญcula completa, estipendio (ยฃ22.780/aรฑo) para Investigadores/as de nacionalidad espaรฑola).
๐Ÿ“…Fecha lรญmite: 13 feb 2026
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Kingโ€™s-Ramรณn Areces Foundation PhD Scholarship Programme (K-FRA)
Kingโ€™s-Ramรณn Areces Foundation PhD Scholarships support candidates with Spanish nationality for full-time doctoral study in Digital Humanities at King's College London.
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Paul Spence @politonaiz.bsky.social ยท Dec 18
๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Fully funded PhD in Digital Humanities at Kingโ€™s College London
The Kingโ€™sโ€“Ramรณn Areces Foundation scholarship supports Spanish nationals with full tuition, an annual stipend (ยฃ22,780), and research funding.
๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 13 February 2026
#PhDFunding #DigitalHumanities
www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
Kingโ€™s-Ramรณn Areces Foundation PhD Scholarship Programme (K-FRA)
Kingโ€™s-Ramรณn Areces Foundation PhD Scholarships support candidates with Spanish nationality for full-time doctoral study in Digital Humanities at King's College London.
www.kcl.ac.uk