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Anders Kristian Munk is associate professor at the Techno-Anthropology Lab and scientific director of MASSHINE. He does research on controversies over new science and technology, for example in relation to artificial intelligence or green transitions.
He has been particularly engaged in the development of new digital methods at the interface between data science and anthropology. He is currently interested in the establishment of a methods program for computational anthropology, particularly in light of recent developments in machine learning and generative AI, and in the methodology of digital controversy mapping.
He was the director of the Techno-Anthropology Lab from 2015-2023, which he helped found. He majored in Ethnology from the University of Copenhagen and holds a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Oxford. He has previously worked as an assistant professor at the Danish Technical University and as a senior visiting research fellow at the SciencesPo médialab. He is also a co-founder of the Public Data Lab.
Education/Academic qualification
Geography, D.Phil., Risking the Flood: Cartographies of Things to Come, University of Oxford
1 Jan 2007 → 30 Jun 2010
Award Date: 30 Jun 2010
European Ethnology, M.A., Bordeaux on the Rocks: Etnografiske Beskrivelser i Vinens Fodspor, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 1 Jul 2006
Keywords
- Culture and Media theory
- Digital Methods
- Computational Anthropology
- Controversy Mapping
- Computational Humanities
- STS
- Quali-Quantitative Methods
- Actor-Network Theory
- Discourse and Society
- Controversy Mapping
- Digital Methods
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Collaborations from the last five years
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The Digitization of Everyday Life during the Covid-19 pandemic in Denmark
Munk, A., Andersen, A. O., Grundtvig, A., Voll, C. N., Jacobsen, E. B., Jessen, J. F., Birkbak, A., Madsen, A. K., Jensen, T. E., Heuser, M. C. & Søltoft, J. I.
01/04/2020 → …
Project: Research
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Algorithms, Data and Democracy (ADD)
Just, S. N., Jensen, T. E., Lioma, C., Seabrooke, L., Rehn, A. M., Ratner, H. F., Knudsen , L., Pedersen, D. B., Søltoft, J. I., Heuser, M. C., Hvidtfeldt, R., Jacomy, M., Munk, A., Madsen, A. K., Andersen, A. O., Kjar, N. & Kocksch, L.
01/03/2020 → 31/12/2029
Project: Research
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Viden til Tiden: Dansk Turisme Efter Covid-19
James, L., Ren, C., Munk, A. & Therkelsen, A.
03/08/2020 → 31/05/2021
Project: Research
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Strengthening the data-imagination of SMEs
Ørngreen, R., Munk, A., Jacomy, M., Hansen, H. H., Olesen, A. G., Søltoft, J. I., Knudsen, S. P., Buhl, M. & Andreasen, L. B.
01/07/2020 → 30/06/2023
Project: Research
Research output
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Controversy Mapping: A Field Guide
Venturini, T. & Munk, A. K., 1 Oct 2021, Polity Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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The Thick Machine: Anthropological AI Between Explanation and Explication
Munk, A. K., Knudsen, A. G. & Jacomy, M., 2022, In: Big Data & Society. 9, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Four styles of quali-quantitative analysis: Making sense of the new nordic food movement on the web
Munk, A. K., 1 Jan 2019, In: Nordicom Review. 40, s1, p. 159-176 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Data Sprints: A Collaborative Format in Digital Controversy Mapping
Munk, A. K., Tommaso, V. & Meunier, A., 7 May 2019, Digital STS: A Field Guide for Science & Technology Studies. Vertesi, J. & Ribes, D. (eds.). Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press, p. 472-496 24 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Computational Ethnography: A Case of COVID-19’s Methodological Consequences
Munk, A. K. & Winthereik, B. R., Mar 2022, The Palgrave Handbook of the Anthropology of Technology. Hojer Bruun, M., Wahlberg, A., Douglas-Jones, R., Hasse, C., Hoeyer, K., Brogård Kristensen, D. & Ross Winthereik, B. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 201-214Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Data on the Digitization of Everyday Life during the Covid-19 pandemic in Denmark
Munk, A. (Creator), Andersen, A. O. (Contributor), Birkbak, A. (Contributor), Madsen, A. K. (Contributor), Jensen, T. E. (Contributor), Heuser, M. C. (Contributor), Voll, C. N. (Contributor), Jacobsen, E. B. (Contributor), Jessen, J. F. (Contributor) & Grundtvig, A. (Contributor), VBN, 1 Aug 2020
DOI: 10.5278/8e246a10-8b63-4264-ad8d-31ee953e0896
Dataset
Prizes
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Ziman Award 2020: TANTlab
Munk, Anders (Recipient), Madsen, Anders Koed (Recipient), Birkbak, Andreas (Recipient), Jensen, Torben Elgaard (Recipient), Jacomy, Mathieu (Recipient), Abildgaard, Mette Simonsen (Recipient), Olesen, Asger Gehrt (Recipient), Andersen, Astrid Oberborbeck (Recipient), Mannov, Adrienne (Recipient), Ren, Carina (Recipient) & Burgos-Thorsen, Sofie (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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Teacher of the Year: Techno-Anthropology Copenhagen
Munk, Anders (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Educational prizes
Activities
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Dr. Google and Beyond
Anders Munk (Panel member)
17 Apr 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Eliciting transdisciplinary research with digital methods and network visualization
Anders Munk (Speaker) & Mathieu Jacomy (Speaker)
9 Feb 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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How can computational methods assist in the analysis of ethnographic interviews?
Anders Munk (Speaker)
30 Jan 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Har sociale medier gjort byudviklingen mere demokratisk?
Anders Munk (Panel member)
23 Nov 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Paradoxes and methodological perspectives on young people's sustainable consumption
Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager (Participant), Jonatan Leer (Organizer), Martin Trandberg Jensen (Participant), Malene Charlotte Larsen (Participant), Tania Lewis (Participant), Anders Kristian Munk (Participant) & Benedikte Henny Grundahl Holst (Organizer)
15 Nov 2022Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
Press/Media
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High level konference: Norden i 2030 - Hvilken vej tager vi?
06/09/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Når den kunstige intelligens rykker ind: Dét skal du være god til, hvis du vil have gode jobmuligheder i fremtiden
16/05/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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DataSnak 173: Kan vi få indsigt i algoritmerne?
15/05/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Elon Musk skræmmer folk væk fra Twitter. Her er stedet mange løber hen
21/11/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Twitter har betydet mere for valget, end man skulle tro
Anders Kristian Munk, Mathieu Jacomy & Noemi Katznelson
01/11/2022 → 02/11/2022
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media