Open Call for Submissions for a Special Issue on "Methods Unbound: Creative Approaches in Critical Data Studies"
This special issue of Culture Unbound invites contributions that develop and critically explore creative and artistic practice-based methods for researching the cultural politics of data.
Guest editors: Juliette Davret (University of Maynooth), Kristin Veel (University of Copenhagen), Nanna Bonde Thylstrup (University of Copenhagen), Cally Spooner (Independent artist and researcher)
Deadline for abstract submissions: 15 October 2026
Image: Cally Spooner, Self Tracking, 2016 - 2026
SiennaX Express Tanning Mist (Streak-Free Natural Color), pencil, colored pencil, data from the artist’s metabolism (2016 - 26), data from Artfacts.net on the artist’s career rank (2016 - 2026), data from XE The World’s Trusted Currency Authority on the British Pound measured against the Euro (2016 - 2026). Environmental dimensions.