Dijital Kamusal Alan Bağlamında The Great Hack: Büyük Veri Odaklı Bir Analiz

Year 2024, Issue: 45, 1 - 28, 30.06.2024

Onur Tos , Aytunç Erçifci

https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.1374092

Abstract

Büyük veri bileşenleri dijital kamusal alanı biçimlendirmektedir. Dijital kamusal alanda büyük veri
bileşenlerinin kullanım alanları genişlemekte ve bu kapsamda sosyal hayatı etkiyen yeni dijital olanaklar
artmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, 2019 yılında Netflix platformunda yayınlanan, yönetmenliğini J. Noujaim
ve K. Amer’in üstlendiği The Great Hack belgesel filmi ele alınmaktadır. Çalışmanın amacı, The Great
Hack belgesel filminde dijital kamusal alan kavramının ve büyük veri bileşenlerinin filmi biçimlendirme
ve anlatıyı şekillendirme unsurlarını belirlemektir. Ayrıca bu unsurların altında yatan gömülü anlamları
tespit etmektir. Araştırmada ana sorunsal olarak; “belgesel filmde, gömülü teori yaklaşımında yer alan açık,
eksen ve seçici kodlama aktarımları nelerdir” sorusuna cevap aranmaktadır. Araştırmanın veri toplama
tekniği doküman incelemesidir. Analiz yöntemi ise nitel araştırma yöntem süreçlerinde yararlanılabilen
gömülü teori (grounded theory) desenidir. Belgesel film biçemi ve anlatısına bağlı kalarak gömülü teori
deseniyle dijital kamusal alan ve büyük veri etkileşimine ait açık, eksen ve seçici kodlama yapılmaktadır.
Ek olarak kavramlar arasındaki tema, kategori ve kodlar tespit edilmekte, aralarındaki bağlantılar ve
etkileşim açıklanmaktadır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda, belgesel film biçem ve anlatısında dijital medya
ve dijital izler üzerinde durulduğu belirlenmiştir. Ek olarak belgesel filmde dijital kamusal alan ve büyük
veri bileşenleri etkileşiminde; dijitalleşmenin, insanların kişisel profillernin, mahremiyetin, veri toplama ve
işleme süreçlerinin ön plana çıktığı saptanmıştır.

Keywords

Büyük Veri, Dijital Kamusal Alan, Gömülü Teori, The Great Hack, Belgesel Sinema

In the Context of the Digital Public Sphere The Great Hack: A Big Data-Focused Analysis

Abstract

Big data components are shaping the digital public sphere. The areas of use for big data components in
the digital public sphere are expanding, and in this context, new digital possibilities affecting social life
are increasing. This study focuses on the documentary film The Great Hack, directed by J. Noujaim and K.
Amer, which was released on the Netflix platform in 2019. The aim of the study is to identify the elements of
the concept of digital public space and big data components in The Great Hack documentary film that shape
the film and the narrative. It also aims to identify the embedded meanings underlying these elements. The
main research question is: “What are the open, axial, and selective coding transfers in the documentary film
using the grounded theory approach?” The data collection technique for the research is document analysis.
The method of analysis is the grounded theory design, which can be used in qualitative research processes.
Open, axial, and selective coding of the interaction of digital public space and big data is performed using
the grounded theory pattern, adhering to the documentary film’s style and narrative. In addition, themes,
categories, and codes between the concepts are identified, and the connections and interactions between
them are explained. As a result of the analyses, it was determined that digital media and digital traces were
emphasized in the documentary film’s style and narrative. Additionally, in the interaction of digital public
space and big data components in the documentary film, it was found that digitalization, people’s personal
profiles, privacy, and data collection and processing processes are highlighted.

Keywords

Big Data, Digital Public Sphere, Grounded Theory, The Great Hack, Documentary Film

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