Embodying Facts, Figures, and Faiths in Narrative Artistic Performances in Rural Bangladesh
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| author | Sultana, Sharifa Sultana, Zinnat Rzeszotarski, Jeffrey M. Ahmed, Syed Ishtiaque |
| author_facet | Sultana, Sharifa Sultana, Zinnat Rzeszotarski, Jeffrey M. Ahmed, Syed Ishtiaque |
| contents | There is an increasing interest in telling serious stories with data. Designers organize information, construct narratives, and present findings to inform audiences. However, many of these practices emerge from modern information visualization rhetoric and ethical frameworks which may marginalize communities with low digital and media literacy. In a ten-month-long ethnographic study in three Bangladeshi villages, we investigated how these communities use entertainment and cultural practices, namely Puthi, Bhandari Gaan, and Pot music, to instruct, communicate traditional moral lessons and recall history. We found that these communities embrace polyvocality and multiple ethical frameworks in their performances, construct narratives combining factuality, emotionality, and aesthetics, and adapt their performances to changing technology and audience needs. Our findings provide HCI, visualization, and ethical data practitioners with implications for the design of accessible and culturally appropriate ways of presenting data narratives in data-driven systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Embodying Facts, Figures, and Faiths in Narrative Artistic Performances in Rural Bangladesh Sultana, Sharifa Sultana, Zinnat Rzeszotarski, Jeffrey M. Ahmed, Syed Ishtiaque Human-Computer Interaction There is an increasing interest in telling serious stories with data. Designers organize information, construct narratives, and present findings to inform audiences. However, many of these practices emerge from modern information visualization rhetoric and ethical frameworks which may marginalize communities with low digital and media literacy. In a ten-month-long ethnographic study in three Bangladeshi villages, we investigated how these communities use entertainment and cultural practices, namely Puthi, Bhandari Gaan, and Pot music, to instruct, communicate traditional moral lessons and recall history. We found that these communities embrace polyvocality and multiple ethical frameworks in their performances, construct narratives combining factuality, emotionality, and aesthetics, and adapt their performances to changing technology and audience needs. Our findings provide HCI, visualization, and ethical data practitioners with implications for the design of accessible and culturally appropriate ways of presenting data narratives in data-driven systems. |
| title | Embodying Facts, Figures, and Faiths in Narrative Artistic Performances in Rural Bangladesh |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.21830 |