• FAIR enough? Building DH Resources in an Unequal World

    Author(s):
    Antonio Rojas Castro (see profile)
    Date:
    2020
    Group(s):
    Digital Humanists, Global DH
    Subject(s):
    Open access publishing, Barrier-free design
    Item Type:
    Presentation
    Meeting Title:
    Digital Humanities-Kolloquium @ BBAW
    Meeting Org.:
    Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
    Meeting Loc.:
    Berlin
    Meeting Date:
    2020-08-07
    Tag(s):
    Interoperability, Reusability, Findability, Fair Principles, Open-access publishing, Accessibility, Digital archives
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/1xxn-gj36
    Abstract:
    In this presentation I will argue that, while the FAIR Principles can guide how we build DH resources in the Global North, any attempt to apply them in the Global South (especially in Latin American countries) may replicate colonialist practices that ignore the digital divide and local needs and practices in favour of hegemonic standards. This caveat is especially relevant for cooperation projects that involve scholars, librarians, archivists and other professionals with different backgrounds, that are based in different countries, speak different languages and have different needs and motivations. In brief, building FAIR resources is a praiseworthy goal, but in order to produce an emancipatory knowledge, that (perhaps) will repair some inequalities, we should avoid eurocentric attitudes, cultural cloning and extractivism.
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