Announcements / Administrivia Poll: Field Trip to Van Alen Institute? This would be a 25-minute walk, further south along the Gowanus Canal, in late October. Feel free to use any of the walking tours as the basis of a research paper (e.g. on urban or infrastructure technology). Contact me if you have questions. Van Alen […]

Announcements  Last chance to fill out D&T Intake Form (NYU sign-in required) if you haven’t already. Thanks. Upcoming dates to note: Monday, 9/26: class will be on Zoom (Prof will be in Baltimore for work). A Zoom link will go out by Sunday 9/25. Wednesday, 10/5: Manhattan Field Trip. We will discuss more next week. Wednesday 10/19: […]

Announcements Please fill out D&T Intake Form (NYU sign-in required) if you haven’t already. Thanks so much. Upcoming dates to note: Wednesday, 9/21: Your research writing will begin! I’ll create a Google doc for each person in class, and add links to article templates. This will be the doc you work in for the rest of the […]

Announcements Please fill out D&T Intake Form (NYU sign-in required) Classes @ NYU Library Note updates to Project Resources Syllabus: Last chance for questions before Add/Drop ends. Reminder about health matters and attendance communication: For HEALTH ISSUES ONLY, remember to contact me by or before 11am the day of class. 11:05am is late. As a courtesy, please […]

Announcements Tech check (classroom tech and Zoom) Most classes require login to NYU (e.g. via home, Libraries,etc). NYU CMEP Newsletter contains many relevant opportunities and events Note updates to Project Resources Agenda  Syllabus. Any questions? 2pm (Inside): types of research papers and projects. Main genres: Argumentative or Analytical (Purdue Univ. OWL) APA Papers: Lit Review […]

Administrivia Tech check (classroom tech and Zoom) Seating check Agenda Syllabus & “Diversity” menu on this site. NYU login required for all Google links. Intros (outdoors if possible) Assignment Read the following, then type your thoughts on a new slide(s) in this Google slideshow (NYU login required). Read a definition of “Diversity” from Keywords for Today: […]

STS-UY 4504 D, Fall 2022 Prof. Ar Ducao, arlduc [at] nyu.edu Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:00-3:50 PM 2  Metrotech, Room 816 Overview What does diversity mean in the context of technology? Do we need diversity in technology? Why? Especially in the midst of movements like Black Lives Matter and MeToo, these questions become important as technology increasingly drives […]

Chapter 7 of Medical Apartheid by medical ethicist Harriet Washington. This chapter takes a deep dive into the specifics of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. It also discusses some of the roots of the “lazy minority” stereotype. Chapter 8 of Medical Apartheid by medical ethicist Harriet Washington. This chapter takes a deep dive into issues of reproductive control and race.  Harriet Washington […]