{"id":7226,"date":"2026-10-05T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7226"},"modified":"2026-10-06T22:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T02:26:33","slug":"diversity-and-technology-2026-session-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7226","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDiversity and Technology\u201d 2026 Session 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primary research emails are now overdue, but still required for your midterm report. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reminder on the <a href=\"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7086#GRADING-RUBRICS\">Discussion grading rubric<\/a>. Don\u2019t forget to ask about technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thanks for all your contributions so far!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AGENDA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Device time\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/12OPE0gGJlty6ImsmrhQ1ebVRCwsL2dZICaKV-9OXjCk\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News item<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Device-free time\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Timed exercise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discussion circle with audio excerpt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>End Notes\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1P-FTWI_2NOeiArXWY7qLPghN7XAhRL7FDxWD06x4GIc\/edit?gid=1124165214#gid=1124165214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primary research<\/a>&nbsp;check-in + <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11ch7E5DBdvIAoi7Hb1AXnhlHX_IUKp8ipZGXGUA9S5g\/edit?tab=t.0\">tips<\/a>. If your emails go unanswered, what&#8217;s your backup plan?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Midterm report of 6+ pages due on October 23 at 5pm<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For full credit, you must have booked your primary research interview and\/or archival visit by this date. Don&#8217;t forget to copy me on all correspondence, since this is your proof of work. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ASSIGNMENT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You can use AI, but you must verify any information you find.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>I may ask you about it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NEWS<\/strong>: Please share a relevant&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/12OPE0gGJlty6ImsmrhQ1ebVRCwsL2dZICaKV-9OXjCk\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news item<\/a>&nbsp;and be prepared to explain it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>READ<\/strong>&nbsp;and be prepared to discuss:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PBS Newshour: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/before-cotton-sugar-established-american-reliance-on-slave-labor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Before cotton, sugar established American reliance on slave labor<\/a>&nbsp;(7:45)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related&nbsp;NY Times reading (Muhammad 2019): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/08\/14\/magazine\/sugar-slave-trade-slavery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The sugar that saturates the American diet has a barbaric history as the \u2018white gold\u2019 that fueled slavery.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Geographic: <a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/industrial-revolution-and-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Industrial Revolution and Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>REVIEW<\/strong>&nbsp;and be prepared to discuss:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1Jgv5-KrZ2CUWImjwhCy9i4eVLU9OLVg_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Beloved<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;up until \u201cLet\u2019s see you walk on em.\u201d <br>(The entirety of Beloved-Part03.mp3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any\/all previous assignments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PRIMARY RESEARCH EMAILS<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Follow-up Email:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you sent your initial email more than a week ago, it\u2019s time to follow up or move on to Plan B. Remember to copy me and relevant colleagues. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Overdue Initial Emails:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you haven&#8217;t sent me your draft email messages for primary research, do this ASAP!!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If I&#8217;ve responded to your draft messages with approval, please send your emails in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11ch7E5DBdvIAoi7Hb1AXnhlHX_IUKp8ipZGXGUA9S5g\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Notes for D&amp;T Email Drafts<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you&#8217;re confused or have questions, let me know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FOR <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Rm3uq-VoNrhi0TjZZQ9YYhb-W8h9WbQgx4pMZH4xuSg\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DISCUSSION FACILITATORS<\/a>: <\/strong>If you&#8217;re leading the next session discussion, email me the following by 1:30pm ET before class, as part of your discussion grade:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>your audio excerpt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a simple discussion question on the <em>Beloved<\/em> reading assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a more challenging discussion question on the same assignment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Optional Reading <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dickinson, Harry W.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/search.library.nyu.edu\/permalink\/01NYU_INST\/1n0hp3f\/alma99104686316307871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Short History of the Steam Engine<\/a><\/em>. Routledge, Taylor &amp; Francis Group, 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9780429423123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9780429423123<\/a>. From the book description: &#8220;First published in 1938, this volume details steam engine&nbsp;as the most dynamic factor in the Industrial Revolution, freeing humanity from their age-long dependence upon the power of water, wind, and animals, or of their own muscles.&#8221;<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcements AGENDA ASSIGNMENT You can use AI, but you must verify any information you find.&nbsp;I may ask you about it. 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