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Datafied Childhoods examines the multiple ways in which datafication, algorithms, and artificial intelligence (AI) transform the contexts for children: at home, school, and in peer and parent-child relationships. The COVID-19 pandemic provides an important moment for reimagining how data are repurposed for the social good and best interests of children.
About the author
Giovanna Mascheroni (PhD, Università Cattolica) is Associate Professor of Sociology of Media in the Department of Communication at Università Cattolica.
Andra Siibak (PhD, University of Tartu) is Professor of Media Studies at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu.
Summary
Datafied Childhoods examines the multiple ways in which datafication, algorithms, and artificial intelligence (AI) transform the contexts for children: at home, school, and in peer and parent-child relationships. The COVID-19 pandemic provides an important moment for reimagining how data are repurposed for the social good and best interests of children.
Report
"More than ever before, today's children are monitored and tracked across different digital platforms as they engage in education, play, and family life. In this thoughtful, child-centered volume, renowned childhood and family researchers Mascheroni and Siibak provide a comprehensive overview of international research on datafied childhood and parenting. Read this book to gain insights into how parents and children are navigating digital technologies, and to better understand the contemporary and future costs of a surveillance culture that is reshaping our families and our collective lives." -Lynn Schofield Clark, University of Denver; Author of The Parent App: Understanding Families in a Digital Age
