NYU Diversity&Tech Session 9: Political, Policing, and Prison Tech (Continued); Midterm Work

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Agenda

Assignments

  • Blog Post due Monday, March 4: Read the Introduction to Automating Inequality by Virginia Eubanks. How do you think the topics discussed in this chapter might relate to political, policing, and/or prison technology? Feel free to cite additional links (e.g. news articles).
  • Blog Post due Monday, March 4: Make progress towards the Midterm. I will discuss these with you in 1-on-1 and small group sessions next week. Address these points from the Midterm Requirements:
    • Iterate on your prototype.
    • What is the larger social issue that underlies this problem that that your technology aims to address?
    • How are diversity, inclusion, and identity related to this issue?

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