Publications
2023
‘Digital necromancy’: why bringing people back from the dead with AI is just an extension of our grieving practices
Mair, M., Saha, D., Brooker, P., & Heng, T. (2023). ‘Digital necromancy’: why bringing people back from the dead with AI is just an extension of our grieving practices. [Online news article/blog]. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
The Academic Emulator
Saha, D., Mair, M., & Brooker, P. (2023). The Academic Emulator. Retrieved from https://academic-emulator.web.app/about
FB-SEC-1: A Social Emotion Cause Dataset
Alsaedi, A., Thomason, S., Grasso, F., & Brooker, P. (2023). FB-SEC-1: A Social Emotion Cause Dataset. In 2023 11th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII) (pp. 1-7). IEEE. doi:10.1109/acii59096.2023.10388112
Antoine Hennion and Christophe Levaux (eds.), Rethinking Music Through Science and Technology Studies, London, Routledge, 2022
Brooker, P. (2023). Antoine Hennion and Christophe Levaux (eds.), Rethinking Music Through Science and Technology Studies, London, Routledge, 2022. Tecnoscienza – Italian Journal of Science & Technology Studies, 14(1), 175-177. doi:10.6092/issn.2038-3460/17998
Accumulating a Body of Knowledge: Tailing the Detectives
Brooker, P. (2023). Accumulating a Body of Knowledge: Tailing the Detectives. Symbolic Interaction, 46(3), 371-376. doi:10.1002/symb.633
Thinking Like a Machine
Saha, D., Brooker, P., Mair, M., & Reeves, S. (n.d.). Thinking Like a Machine. Science & Technology Studies. doi:10.23987/sts.122892
Living and Working in “The Great Outdoors”: Astronautics as Everyday Work in NASA’s Skylab Programme
Brooker, P., & Sharrock, W. (2023). Living and Working in “The Great Outdoors”: Astronautics as Everyday Work in NASA’s Skylab Programme. In J. F. Salazar, & A. Gorman (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Social Studies of Outer Space (pp. 388-399). London: Routledge.
Is CSCW a Good Way to Develop Our Understanding of Research Software Development as a Research Practice?
Brooker, P., & Leng, J. (2023). Is CSCW a Good Way to Develop Our Understanding of Research Software Development as a Research Practice?. In Turing Institute Special Interest Group on Humanities and Data Science. University of Leeds, UK.
2022
Researching Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence
Brooker, P., & Mair, M. (2022). Researching Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence. In W. Housley, R. Fitzgerald, A. Edwards, & R. Beneito-Montagut (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Digital Society. London: SAGE.
Doing the Organization’s Work—Transcription for All Practical Governmental Purposes
Holder, A., Elsey, C., Kolanoski, M., Brooker, P., & Mair, M. (n.d.). Doing the Organization’s Work—Transcription for All Practical Governmental Purposes. Frontiers in Communication, 6. doi:10.3389/fcomm.2021.797485
Computational ethnography: A view from sociology
Brooker, P. (2022). Computational ethnography: A view from sociology. BIG DATA & SOCIETY, 9(1). doi:10.1177/20539517211069892
Improving Social Emotion Prediction with Reader Comments Integration
Alsaedi, A., Brooker, P., Grasso, F., & Thomason, S. (2022). Improving Social Emotion Prediction with Reader Comments Integration. In ICAART: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGENTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - VOL 2 (pp. 285-292). doi:10.5220/0010837000003116
Transfer Learning model for Social Emotion Prediction using Writers Emotions in Comments
Alsaedi, A., Thomason, S., Grasso, F., & Brooker, P. (2022). Transfer Learning model for Social Emotion Prediction using Writers Emotions in Comments. In 2022 21ST IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MACHINE LEARNING AND APPLICATIONS, ICMLA (pp. 396-400). doi:10.1109/ICMLA55696.2022.00063
2021
Rape myths in practice: the everyday work of accounting for rape survivors
Brooker, P., & Butler, C. (2021). Rape myths in practice: the everyday work of accounting for rape survivors. HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS, 8(1). doi:10.1057/s41599-021-00964-x
Just what are we doing when we're describing AI? Harvey Sacks, the commentator machine, and the descriptive politics of the new artificial intelligence
Mair, M., Brooker, P., Dutton, W., & Sormani, P. (2021). Just what are we doing when we're describing AI? Harvey Sacks, the commentator machine, and the descriptive politics of the new artificial intelligence. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, 21(3), 341-359. doi:10.1177/1468794120975988
A Survey of Social Emotion Prediction Methods
Alsaedi, A., Brooker, P., Grasso, F., & Thomason, S. (2021). A Survey of Social Emotion Prediction Methods. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Data Science, Technology and Applications (pp. 223-230). SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications. doi:10.5220/0010546900002993
A Survey of Social Emotion Prediction Methods
Alsaedi, A., Brooker, P., Grasso, F., & Thomason, S. (2021). A Survey of Social Emotion Prediction Methods. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DATA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS (DATA) (pp. 223-230). doi:10.5220/0010546902230230
2020
Harvey Sacks, the Commentator Machine and the 'New' Artificial Intelligence
Mair, M., Brooker, P., Dutton, W., & Sormani, P. (2020). Harvey Sacks, the Commentator Machine and the 'New' Artificial Intelligence. In American Sociological Association. San Francisco, USA.
Using Twitter Data to Learn About Algorithms: A 'Proof of Concept' for Computational Grounded Theory
Watson, P., Brooker, P., Clarke, M., & Slight, H. (2020). Using Twitter Data to Learn About Algorithms: A 'Proof of Concept' for Computational Grounded Theory. In American Sociological Association. San Francisco.
Broadening Exposure to Socio-Political Opinions via a Pushy Smart Home Device
Feltwell, T., Wood, G., Brooker, P., Rowland, S., Baumer, E. P. S., Long, K., . . . Lawson, S. (2020). Broadening Exposure to Socio-Political Opinions via a Pushy Smart Home Device. Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '19 2019.
2019
Programming with Python for Social Scientists
Brooker, P. D. (2019). Programming with Python for Social Scientists. London: SAGE Publications Ltd..
My Unexpectedly Militant Bots: A Case for Programming-as-Social-Science
Brooker, P. D. (2019). My Unexpectedly Militant Bots: A Case for Programming-as-Social-Science. The Sociological Review, 67(6), 1228-1248. doi:10.1177/0038026119840988
The New Ghosts in the Machine: ‘Pragmatist’ AI and the Conceptual Perils of Anthropomorphic Description
Brooker, P., Dutton, W., & Mair, M. D. (2019). The New Ghosts in the Machine: ‘Pragmatist’ AI and the Conceptual Perils of Anthropomorphic Description. Ethnographic Studies, 16, 272-298. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3459327
Designing Second-Screening Experiences for Social Co-Selection and Critical Co-Viewing of Reality TV
Feltwell, T., Woodq, G., Rowland, S., Long, K. S., Elsden, C., Brooker, P., . . . Lawson, S. (2019). Designing Second-Screening Experiences for Social Co-Selection and Critical Co-Viewing of Reality TV. CHI'19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Designing Second-Screening Experiences for Social Co-Selection and Critical Co-Viewing of Reality TV
Feltwell, T., Wood, G., Rowland, S., Long, K. S., Elsden, C., Brooker, P., . . . Lawson, S. (2019). Designing Second-Screening Experiences for Social Co-Selection and Critical Co-Viewing of Reality TV. In CHI 2019: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2019 CHI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS. doi:10.1145/3290605.3300300
Programming Visuals, Visualising Programs
Brooker, P. D., Sharrock, W., & Greiffenhagen, C. (2019). Programming Visuals, Visualising Programs. Science and Technology Studies, 32(1), 21-42. doi:10.23987/sts.61020
Evaluation of collaborative consumption of food delivery services through web mining techniques
Correa, J. C., Garzón, W., Brooker, P., Sakarkar, G., Carranza, S. A., Yunado, L., & Rincón, A. (2019). Evaluation of collaborative consumption of food delivery services through web mining techniques. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 46, 45-50. doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2018.05.002
2018
Doing Stigma: Online Commenting Around Weight-Related News Media
Brooker, P. D., Barnett, J., Vines, J., Lawson, S., Feltwell, T., & Long, K. (2018). Doing Stigma: Online Commenting Around Weight-Related News Media. New Media and Society, 20(9), 3201-3222. doi:10.1177/1461444817744790
Just what are we doing when we're describing AI? Harvey Sacks, the commentator machine and the descriptive turn in artificial intelligence
Sormani, P., Brooker, P. D., & Mair, M. (2018). Just what are we doing when we're describing AI? Harvey Sacks, the commentator machine and the descriptive turn in artificial intelligence. In EASST2018: Meetings - Making Science, Technology and Society Together. Lancaster University, UK.
Researching with Twitter timeline data: A demonstration via "everyday" socio-political talk around welfare provision
Brooker, P., Barnett, J., Vines, J., Lawson, S., Feltwell, T., Long, K., & Wood, G. (2018). Researching with Twitter timeline data: A demonstration via "everyday" socio-political talk around welfare provision. BIG DATA & SOCIETY, 5(1). doi:10.1177/2053951718766624
Rethinking Engagement with Online News through Social and Visual Co-Annotation
Wood, G., Long, K., Feltwell, T., Rowland, S., Brooker, P. D., Mahoney, J., . . . Lawson, S. (2018). Rethinking Engagement with Online News through Social and Visual Co-Annotation. CHI 2018 - 2018 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Reflections on Programming-as-Social-Science as a Hybrid Study
Brooker, P. D. (2018). Reflections on Programming-as-Social-Science as a Hybrid Study. In New Directions in Ethnomethodology. University of Liverpool in London.
2017
The value of social media data: Integrating crowd capabilities in evidence-based policy
Panagiotopoulos, P., Bowen, F., & Brooker, P. (2017). The value of social media data: Integrating crowd capabilities in evidence-based policy. Government Information Quarterly, 34(4), 601-612. doi:10.1016/j.giq.2017.10.009
What would Wittgenstein say about social media?
Brooker, P., Dutton, W., & Greiffenhagen, C. (2017). What would Wittgenstein say about social media?. Qualitative Research, 17(6), 610-626. doi:10.1177/1468794117713058
"Could You Define That in Bot Terms"?
Long, K., Vines, J., Sutton, S., Brooker, P., Feltwell, T., Kirman, B., . . . Lawson, S. (2017). "Could You Define That in Bot Terms"?. In Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 3488-3500). ACM. doi:10.1145/3025453.3025830
"I've been manipulated!"
Feltwell, T., Wood, G., Long, K., Brooker, P., Schofield, T., Petridis, I., . . . Lawson, S. (2017). "I've been manipulated!". In Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 2252-2263). ACM. doi:10.1145/3025453.3025833
Bauman? On Ethnomethodology?
Brooker, P. D. (2017). Bauman? On Ethnomethodology?. The Sociological Review Blog. Retrieved from https://www.thesociologicalreview.com/
"I’ve been manipulated!”: Designing second screen experiences for critical viewing of reality TV
Feltwell, T., Wood, G., Long, K., Brooker, P. D., Schofield, T., Petridis, I., . . . Lawson, S. (2017). "I’ve been manipulated!”: Designing second screen experiences for critical viewing of reality TV. CHI ‘17 Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2252-2263.
Could you define that in bot terms?: Requesting, creating and using bots on Reddit
Long, K., Vines, J., Sutton, S., Brooker, P. D., Feltwell, T., Kirman, B., . . . Lawson, S. (2017). Could you define that in bot terms?: Requesting, creating and using bots on Reddit. CHI ‘17 Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 3488-3500.
Counter-Discourse Activism on Social Media: The Case of Challenging "Poverty Porn" Television.
Feltwell, T., Vines, J., Salt, K., Blythe, M., Kirman, B., Barnett, J., . . . Lawson, S. (2017). Counter-Discourse Activism on Social Media: The Case of Challenging "Poverty Porn" Television.. Computer supported cooperative work : CSCW : an international journal, 26(3), 345-385. doi:10.1007/s10606-017-9275-z
2016
Where is the 'Alt-Left' on Social Media?
Brooker, P., & Barnett, J. (2016). Where is the 'Alt-Left' on Social Media?. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/uk
Doing social media analytics
Brooker, P., Barnett, J., & Cribbin, T. (2016). Doing social media analytics. Big Data & Society, 3(2), 1-12. doi:10.1177/2053951716658060
#notracist: Exploring racism denial talk on Twitter
Sharma, S., & Brooker, P. D. (2016). #notracist: Exploring racism denial talk on Twitter. In J. Daniels, K. Gregory, & T. McMillan Cottom (Eds.), Digital Sociologies. Policy Press.
Collaborative Music-Making with Digital Audio Workstations: The “nth Member” as a Heuristic Device for Understanding the Role of Technologies in Audio Composition
Brooker, P., & Sharrock, W. (2016). Collaborative Music-Making with Digital Audio Workstations: The “nth Member” as a Heuristic Device for Understanding the Role of Technologies in Audio Composition. Symbolic Interaction, 39(3), 463-483. doi:10.1002/symb.238
Everyday Socio-Political Talk in Twitter Timelines: A Longitudinal Approach to Social Media Analytics
Brooker, P. D., Vines, J., Barnett, J., Feltwell, T., & Lawson, S. (2016). Everyday Socio-Political Talk in Twitter Timelines: A Longitudinal Approach to Social Media Analytics. In 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society. Goldsmiths University London.
You Have to Say Something But You Can’t Say Anything: Twitter and the Inability to Articulate the Abject
Fellenor, L. J., & Brooker, P. D. (2016). You Have to Say Something But You Can’t Say Anything: Twitter and the Inability to Articulate the Abject. In Affect and Social Media Symposium. University of East London, London.
2015
Debating Poverty Porn on Twitter: Social Media as a Place for Everyday Socio-Political Talk
Brooker, P. D., Vines, J., Sutton, S., Barnett, J., Feltwell, T., & Lawson, S. (2015). Debating Poverty Porn on Twitter: Social Media as a Place for Everyday Socio-Political Talk. In CHI ‘15 Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 3177-3186). Seoul Republic of Korea: ACM. doi:10.1145/2702123.2702291
Online Talk Around Obesity-Related News Media: Connecting Information Delivery with Public Perceptions
Brooker, P. D., Barnett, J., Vines, J., Feltwell, T., & Lawson, S. (2015). Online Talk Around Obesity-Related News Media: Connecting Information Delivery with Public Perceptions. In 3rd Annual International Weight Stigma Conference. Reykjavik, Iceland.
2014
#notracist: Multi-Hashtags and Ambient Race Talk on Twitter
Sharma, S., & Brooker, P. D. (2014). #notracist: Multi-Hashtags and Ambient Race Talk on Twitter. In Digital Discrimination and Social Networks International Conference. Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Sala Mirador.
Chorus as a Tool for Facilitating Learning in Social Media Analytics
Brooker, P. D. (2014). Chorus as a Tool for Facilitating Learning in Social Media Analytics. In Higher Education Academy Social Sciences Learning and Teaching Summit. Manchester Macdonald Conference Centre.
User-Driven Data Capture: Locating and Analysing Twitter Conversation about Cystic Fibrosis Without Keywords
Brooker, P. D., Barnett, J., Cribbin, T., Lang, A., & Martin, J. (2014). User-Driven Data Capture: Locating and Analysing Twitter Conversation about Cystic Fibrosis Without Keywords. In SAGE Cases in Methodology. SAGE.
Using Digital Data to Respecify the Quant/Qual Divide
Brooker, P. D. (2014). Using Digital Data to Respecify the Quant/Qual Divide. In Social Media in Social Research: Blogs on Blurring the Boundaries (pp. 103-107). UK: Pressbooks Virtual Publication.
We Who Wait
Brooker, P. D. (2014). We Who Wait. In Social Media in Social Research: Blogs on Blurring the Boundaries (pp. 123-127). UK: Pressbooks Virtual Publication.
2013
Chorus: A Methodological Toolkit for Qual and Quant Social Media Research
Brooker, P. D. (2013). Chorus: A Methodological Toolkit for Qual and Quant Social Media Research. In New Social Media, New Social Science?: One Year On. Royal Statistical Society, London.
Collaborative Music-Making with Virtual Studio Software (and Technological Requirements for the Ethnomethodological Study of it)
Brooker, P. D. (2013). Collaborative Music-Making with Virtual Studio Software (and Technological Requirements for the Ethnomethodological Study of it). In The 11th Conference of the International Insitute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis. Wilfred Laurier University.
Remixing Music Together: The Use and Abuse of Virtual Studio Software as a Hobby
Brooker, P. D., & Sharrock, W. (2013). Remixing Music Together: The Use and Abuse of Virtual Studio Software as a Hobby. In M. Rouncefield, & P. Tolmie (Eds.), Ethnomethodology at Play (pp. 135-155). London: Ashgate.
2011
The "Space Between": Moving from Dependant Learning to Independent Doing in Laser Optics and Astrophysics
Brooker, P. D., & Greiffenhagen, C. (2011). The "Space Between": Moving from Dependant Learning to Independent Doing in Laser Optics and Astrophysics. In The 10th Conference of the International Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis. University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Videoing "Seeing" in the Work of Astrophysics Programming
Brooker, P. D. (2011). Videoing "Seeing" in the Work of Astrophysics Programming. In Visualisation in the Age of Computerisation. University of Oxford, UK.
2010
Studying Astrophysicists-in-Action: The Use of Video in STS
Brooker, P. D., & Greiffenhagen, C. (2010). Studying Astrophysicists-in-Action: The Use of Video in STS. In 2010 Conference of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology. University of Trento, Italy.
2009
The Verifiability of Ethical Practice in Software Design
Brooker, P. D., & Watson, P. (2009). The Verifiability of Ethical Practice in Software Design. In 4th Annual Ethnography Symposium. University of Liverpool Management School.
2006
Have We Even Solved the First 'Big Data Challenge'?: Practical Issues Concerning Data Collection and Visual Representation for Social Media Analytics
Brooker, P. D., Barnett, J., Cribbin, T., & Sharma, S. (2006). Have We Even Solved the First 'Big Data Challenge'?: Practical Issues Concerning Data Collection and Visual Representation for Social Media Analytics. In S. Roberts, H. Snee, C. Hine, Y. Morey, & H. Watson (Eds.), Digital Methods for Social Science: An Interdisciplinary Guide to Research Innovation (pp. 34-50). London: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137453662_3