Diversity & Tech #25

Announcements

Microaggressions as mosquito bites (Fusion Comedy Video)
Microaggressions Research Papers and More

Good example of a brief, relevant positionality statement in a scholarly article: see this research article by Sue Lockyer, starting at the bottom of page 8.

New items in the “Gender & Sexuality” and “Socioeconomic Status” sections of D&T Reading/Listening/Watching.

Class will be on Zoom this Weds, 12/6, but there’s NO ZOOM next week! Final presentations will be in person only. If you’re sick, stay home, but please notify me AND the Office of Student Advocacy in advance.

Agenda

  • News
  • Peer Review, Round 2
  • Updates on deadlines, absences and extra credit (added to D&T menu)
    • 12/18 @ 11:59pm: Final Article Deadline to receive grade by 12/24
      • You can also request comments, which I’ll send by 1/2
    • 12/22 @ 11:59pm: Final Article Deadline to receive grade by 1/2
    • A final extra credit opportunity: you can make up 1 unexcused absence by completing a probabilistic analysis of gender and race of authors in your bibliography. Please see this post for more information.
      UPDATE: I will only count your top 20 Timed Exercises towards your grade, not the top 22 as listed in the syllabus. Thanks Lei for catching this.
  • Prof presentation
  • If there’s time: Midterm Live Edit

Assignments