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Diversity & Tech 2024 # 1
Agenda
Intro/Syllabus (25)
Prof Intro, name/pronouns. PLEASE USE CORRECT PRONOUNS.
Note: we will do student intros on 9/18, after Add/Drop ends.
Diversity Intro Material (5): Civil & Human Rights laws and policies of:
Practice Reading/Listening (10): Beloved in audiobook & epub format
Note: For Beloved, I’m using the audiobook sections to divide up the reading. Each section is about 01:15:00. You can listen to the audiobook and/or reading the ePub. (And of course, you can purchase the book if you wish.)
While listening, please write down a question you’d like to ask the class.
Practice Discussions (20)
Assignment
Finish reading the syllabus to make sure its writing/reading-intensity is right for you.
Read/listen, take notes, and be ready for in-class timed exercises & discussionson:
Epigraph, Dedication, and Foreward of Beloved (only available in theePub version)
Beloved Part I, Section 1, up to “How fine and loose and free” (~1hr 15 min) in the audiobook or ePub
What current technology issues come to mind from your reading? Please find a news item about a relevant technology issue, and add its URL to the 9/9 tab in “D&T Share-outs 2024.”