American Studies 311: Data Driven Cultures Final presentation on Twitter data collected on #StandwithPP.

1. Rachel Brigham
Trinity College
Spring 2016
AMST 311: Data Driven Cultures
Professor Gieseking

2. Issue
• Goal: learn more about
both sides of the issues of
government funding and
support of PP
• Argument: despite
controversy about abortion
practices, PP is a
necessary organization for
women in the US to have
access to
Cecile
Richards, CEO
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2058044_2060338_2060237,00.html
https://istandwithpp.org/

3. Key Findings I
Text analysis shows related themes to my hashtag
and popular opinions or phrases associated with it.

4. Planned Parenthood Locations
PP facilities located within walking distance of
African American or Latino neighborhoods.

5. Key Findings II
Tweets from 2/22/16-2/29/16 show that
#StandwithPP is relevant nationwide.

6. Political and ethical perspectives
on data obfuscation
“Imperfect as it may be, obfuscation may raise the
cost of data gathering and analysis just enough to
deter the surveillant or divert him to other data
subjects” (Brunton and Nissenbaum 177).
http://msmagazine.com/blog/2016/01/15/planned-parenthood-sues-anti-abortion-extremists-for-phony-videos/

7. Thank you!
Conclusion
http://obamacarefacts.com/2015/07/23/do-we-still-need-planned-parenthood/

8. Sources
Brunton, Finn, and Helen Nissenbaum. 2015. “Political &
Ethical Perspectives on Data Obfuscation.” In Privacy,
Due Process and the Computational Turn, eds.
Hildebrandt and Vries, 164–88. New York: Routledge.
Kelly, Andrew. 2016. "Texas Grand Jury Indicts 'anti-
abortion Extremists' behind Planned Parenthood
Videos." RT International, February 4, <https://
www.rt.com/usa/330122-texas-indicts-abortion-
activists/>.
"Planned Parenthood Targets Minority Neighborhoods."
Planned Parenthood Targets Minority Neighborhoods.
Protecting Black Life, n.d. Web. 01 May 2016. <http://
www.protectingblacklife.org/pp_targets/index.html#>.