Self-tracking: Empirical And Philosophical Investigations
by Btihaj Ajana /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book provides an empirical and philosophical investigation of
self-tracking practices. In recent years, there has been an
explosion of apps and devices that enable the data capturing and
monitoring of everyday activities, behaviours and habits.
Encouraged by movements such as the Quantified Self, a growing
number of people are embracing this culture of quantification and
tracking in the spirit of improving their health and
wellbeing.
This book provides an empirical and philosophical investigation of
self-tracking practices. In recent years, there has been an
explosion of apps and devices that enable the data capturing and
monitoring of everyday activities, behaviours and habits.
Encouraged by movements such as the Quantified Self, a growing
number of people are embracing this culture of quantification and
tracking in the spirit of improving their health and
wellbeing.
The aim of this book is to enhance understanding of this
fast-growing trend, bringing together scholars who are working at
the forefront of the critical study of self-tracking practices.
Each chapter provides a different conceptual lens through which
one can examine these practices, while grounding the discussion
in relevant empirical examples.
The aim of this book is to enhance understanding of this
fast-growing trend, bringing together scholars who are working at
the forefront of the critical study of self-tracking practices.
Each chapter provides a different conceptual lens through which
one can examine these practices, while grounding the discussion
in relevant empirical examples.
From phenomenology to discourse analysis, from questions of
identity, privacy and agency to issues of surveillance and
tracking at the workplace, this edi
From phenomenology to discourse analysis, from questions of
identity, privacy and agency to issues of surveillance and
tracking at the workplace, this edited collection takes on a wide, and yet focused, approach to
the timely topic of self-tracking. It constitutes a useful
companion for scholars, students and everyday users interested in
the Quantified Self phenomenon.
ted collection takes on a wide, and yet focused, approach to
the timely topic of self-tracking. It constitutes a useful
companion for scholars, students and everyday users interested in
the Quantified Self phenomenon.
