New information technologies, scalability and quantitative and qualitative methods in human sciences

Authors

  • Silvana Seabra Hooper Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2019.154201

Keywords:

Research, new information technologies, quantitative and qualitative methods, Lev Manovich, Bruno Latour

Abstract

This paper examines the assumptions that have guided the opposition between quantitative and qualitative methods in human and social sciences, focusing on the scalability aspect as an epistemological problem. It is about retaking some points of this debate regarding the new information technologies (NTI), focusing on the impact of large data production. Understanding method as research logic, the proposal retakes the discussions of Lev Manovich and Bruno Latour as a reference for a re-reading of the dichotomy between quantitative and qualitative methods in human and social sciences.

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Author Biography

  • Silvana Seabra Hooper, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

    Docente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação Social da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas). Mestre em Sociologia da Cultura pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e doutora em Literatura Comparada também pela UFMG. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa Mídia e Memória.

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Published

2019-12-12

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How to Cite

HOOPER, Silvana Seabra. New information technologies, scalability and quantitative and qualitative methods in human sciences. RuMoRes, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 26, p. 233–253, 2019. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2019.154201. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/Rumores/article/view/154201. Acesso em: 6 feb. 2026.