Big Visual Data as a New Form of Knowledge

An Introduction to the Topic and Its Background

Abstract

This article introduces the topic and background of the special issue Big Visual Data as a New Form of Knowledge – Potentials, Challenges, and Transformations. It foregrounds the two central research interests – big data and visuality – that the volume programmatically brings together to explore big visual data from a decidedly critical perspective. The article concludes with an overview of the structure of the volume and a summary of the individual contributions.