[ISEA2002] Poster: Angie Waller – Data Mining the Amazon: American political parties and their CD recommendations

Poster Statement

poster session Art and Spatial Environment

Literally applying the phrase “political aesthetics”, I decided to utilize the common distinction of American right-wing conservatives and left-wing liberals to expose what I assumed would be comically contrasting aesthetic sensibilities. I assumed that most people are as opinionated about music as they are about their politics. In other words, linking political books to their CD recommendations, my goal was to find a list of musicians that would best describe each political ideology.

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