jonathan w. y. gray

Public Data Cultures a page about Public Data Cultures (Polity Books, 2025)

Buy your copy of Public Data Cultures by @jwyg.bsky.social

Monday night was a great night's work with the event at @internetarchive.eu HQ in Amsterdam. @jwyg.bsky.social talked about his research and launched his new book "Public Data Cultures". Looking forward to more events in the near future.

On Monday I was at @internetarchive.eu in Amsterdam for @jwyg.bsky.social talk about his new book, Public Data Cultures. Instant purchase!

A man stands at a podium with a screen behind him, and speaks to the audience sitting in the room in front of him.

A man stands at a podium with a screen behind him.

A man smiles as he asks a question from the audience.

A man with glasses asks a question while others in the audience ponder the topic at hand.

It was a distinct pleasure to welcome @jwyg.bsky.social to our HQ in Amsterdam for his book talk on his newly released book "Public Data Cultures". Thank you to everyone who came, listened intently, asked intelligent questions, bought his book and created a wonderful community event on Monday.

public data cultures at Internet Archive Europe, 9th February 2026 There will be a book event for Public Data Cultures book at the Internet Archive Europe in Amsterdam on 9th February 2026.

looking forward to "wayback studio" exploring tools, methods and approaches for critically and creatively repurposing web archives tomorrow with @internetarchive.eu ✨
then an evening talk on public data cultures: jonathangray.org/2026/02/02/i...

new digital ecologies network a new digital ecologies network at King’s College London

a new digital ecologies network ✨🌱
jonathangray.org/2026/02/04/d...
with Anna Watkins Fisher, @slehuede.bsky.social @tavmos.bsky.social Maud Borie @lboungr.bsky.social @mikeduggan4.bsky.social @yuanpan90.bsky.social @paoloruffino.bsky.social David Young @joannazylinska.bsky.social & Feng Zhu

public data cultures at Internet Archive Europe, 9th February 2026 There will be a book event for Public Data Cultures book at the Internet Archive Europe in Amsterdam on 9th February 2026.

looking forward to this book talk on Public Data Cultures at @internetarchive.eu in Amsterdam on this coming Monday 9th February 2026 ✨ jonathangray.org/2026/02/02/i...

how is the wayback machine used in digital investigations? @lboungr.bsky.social, Thais Lobo and I looked at 9 ways of using web archives to tell stories about what is deleted, altered, banned, broken, hacked and more: blog.archive.org/2026/02/02/f...
@archive.org @internetarchive.eu #osint

Logo of the Internet Archive WayBack Machine, in black and red text on a white background.

Journalists don’t just report from the web anymore—they report on it 🕵️‍♀️

Learn 9 Ways Web Archives Are Used In Digital Investigations on how reporters track deleted pages, uncover hidden connections, document edits & follow what vanishes,

Read FOLLOW THE CHANGES ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/02/02/f...

Today at CDL/ @humboldtuni.bsky.social: We look forward to welcoming @jwyg.bsky.social (King's College) for a talk and discussion of Jonathan's recent book "Public Data Cultures", from 2PM: medienwissenschaft-berlin.org/public-data-...

Chia Amisola’s Internet Ambient notes on an interactive online performance lecture on “Internet ambient” by Chia Amisola organised by If, Then: Technology and Poetics.

some notes on Chia Amisola's Internet Ambient - exploring the web's "ecologies, defaults, opacities and territories" ✨ jonathangray.org/2026/01/24/c...

public data cultures at Humboldt University, Berlin, 2nd February 2026 I’ll be giving a talk on Public Data Cultures at Humboldt University, Berlin hosted by Shintaro Miyazaki.

next week I'll be talking about Public Data Cultures at Humboldt University, Berlin - thanks so much to @algorhythm.bsky.social for the invitation! ✨ jonathangray.org/2026/01/29/h...

ahh nice - let's hang out! will dm you :)

yeh! shame didn’t work out to join & hope to see you soon! ✨

see you soon! ✨

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looking forward to opening of transmediale tonight! transmediale.de/en #transmediale #tm26

9 February (19:00–20:30 CET) | Book Launch: #PublicDataCultures with @jwyg.bsky.social
Join us in Amsterdam to meet Jonathan, a researcher, writer, and long-time @archive.org collaborator, and hear about his new book exploring #PublicData.
🔗 Read more: www.internetarchive.eu/nl/2026/01/2...

Excited to see Jonathan Gray's "Public Data Cultures" launch at the Digital Methods Winter School! Gray's work on how we collectively make sense of data is essential reading for anyone interested in the social life of information and computational methods. #AcademicSky #books

jonathangray.org/...

on research leave! 🌱✨ I’m excited to be on research leave from 1st January to 30th June 2026. This will provide me with some dedicated time and headspace for reading, writing, learning, wrapping up some projects and explor...

happy to be starting research leave from jan til june 🐰🎊🌱✨
in the spirit of sharing, here are some things i'll be spending time on: jonathangray.org/2026/01/15/r...

book launch at digital methods winter school 2026 We recently had a book launch for Public Data Cultures at the Digital Methods Winter School and Data Sprint 2026, University of Amsterdam. This was a special moment as the book started life in Amsterd...

☃️ snowy book launch for public data cultures at the digital methods winter school in amsterdam - with many cosy moments and trips to @framerframed.nl @nieuweinstituut.nl @stedelijkmuseum.bsky.social @fiberfestival.bsky.social & more ❄️🌌💜✨ some notes and pics: jonathangray.org/2026/01/12/d... #dmi26

Don't miss Jonathan W. Y. Gray's upcoming book talks on 'Public Data Cultures'. across the UK, Canada and the Netherlands!

For more details, visit the author's website here: jonathangray.org/publicdatacu...

Our first webinar of the new year takes place next Wednesday, sign up here: luma.com/2b83kgb5

looking forward to this in amsterdam tonight! ❄️🌌🌕💜

The cover of Public Data Cultures by Jonathan W Y Gray. It's a very cool geometric-y green and yellow design.

Weekend reading ☺️

winter book events for public data cultures ❄️📗 Looking forward to some winter book events for public data cultures in coming weeks and months. ❄️📗

looking forward to winter book events for public data cultures in coming months ❄️📗💜✨
jonathangray.org/2026/01/05/b...
including with @digitalmethods.net @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social @internetarchive.eu @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @cimethods.bsky.social @mctd.bsky.social #dmi26

Books humans use of human beings, the artist in the machine, organizing color,public data cultures

Winter break reading. Let's see how far we get... I'm sure I won't finish them all.

A person’s hand holding Public Data Cultures by Jonathan W.Y. Grey. In the background there is a fuzzy brown blanket, a cat napping and a 1970’s floral pillow.

Today we dive into Public Data Cultures with coffee and cats.

really appreciate @jymak.bsky.social for pictures & welcoming people - and @lboungr.bsky.social, Mykola, Thais, Sasha & many more for all the printing, carrying, guiding, coordinating and facilitating! 💜

notes on joint book launch for Silicon Empires x Auto-Correct x Public Data Cultures We recently had a joint launch for Nick Srnicek’s Silicon Empires, Maya Ganesh’s Auto-Correct and my Public Data Cultures book - with Noortje Marres and Joanna Zylinska as respondents.

thanks to all who came to warm up at launch of @nsrnicek.bsky.social's Silicon Empires, @mayameme.bsky.social's Auto-Correct & my Public Data Cultures with responses from @joannazylinska.bsky.social & @noortjem.bsky.social 🌌🍵📚 some notes 📝 jonathangray.org/2025/12/19/j... @politybooks.bsky.social