Diversity & Tech 2024 #4 (16 September)

  • Reminder that today is the last day of Add/Drop. Be sure to review the syllabus carefully, particularly the reading assignments, workload, and grading, to make sure that this class is right for you. Last chance!
  • Next Monday, weather permitting: Underground Railroad walking tour. No Timed Exercise! 🙂

Agenda

Assignment

  1. Read/listen, take notes, and be ready for in-class timed exercises & discussions on: 
    • The remainder of Beloved Part 1 in the audiobook or ePub, up to “she murmured from the far side of the trees.”
      For the audiobook, this includes:
      • Section 5
      • Section 6
      • The first five minutes (00:05:08) of Section 7
  2. 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 9/18 tab in D&T News Items 2024.