{"id":7293,"date":"2026-10-19T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7293"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:14:49","slug":"diversity-technology-2026-session-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7293","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDiversity and Technology\u201d 2026 Session 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AnnouncEments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Today\u2019s assignment is light so you have more time to prepare your midterm report, due Friday at 5pm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The midterm grade sheet <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1ggQd0KE8YOVHEwi7u7noRIKOGlvEKdX7kLrUiS50d-4\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">template<\/a> is updated to include the Oct 23 booking deadline.<\/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\n\n\n<li>Announcements&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\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 +&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11ch7E5DBdvIAoi7Hb1AXnhlHX_IUKp8ipZGXGUA9S5g\/edit?tab=t.0\">tips<\/a>&nbsp;updates.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reminder on having a backup plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reminders about using AI for primary research prep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kuube5BQ659PU2mvAOtHpUHRyxoEpyduavUaRPUbOow\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midterm template<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1500 words (about 6 pages) due on October 23 at 5pm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For full credit, you must have booked your primary research interview and\/or archival visit by this date. Don\u2019t forget to copy me on all correspondence, since this is your proof of work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I shared a Midterm Google Doc with each of you. Please prepare your midterm in this doc. I\u2019ll download these docs on 10\/23 at 5pm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Midterm grade sheet template&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1ggQd0KE8YOVHEwi7u7noRIKOGlvEKdX7kLrUiS50d-4\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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 with audio excerpt<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1Jgv5-KrZ2CUWImjwhCy9i4eVLU9OLVg_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Beloved<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;up until \u201c\u201cStamp allowed that perch and catfish were jumping into the boat\u2014didn\u2019t even have to drop a line.\u201d (The entirety of Beloved-Part05.mp3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PBS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/telephone-technology-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology Timeline (1752-1990)<\/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>Coaston:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1E2gm26fuFu_R-d3Gp-7o1jIALcBhHqy1\/view?usp=drivesdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intersectionality Explainer<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-highlight\/2019\/5\/20\/18542843\/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vox<\/a>\u00a02019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crenshaw:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1WF4TS6QtMFkLMCDFAsLJ9xrBL-nperMG\/view?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Intersectionality Can\u2019t Wait<\/a>&nbsp;(Washington Post, 2015) &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any\/all previous assignments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EMAILS (now overdue)<\/strong>: See the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=7226\">Session 9 assignment<\/a>&nbsp;for details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FOR&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Rm3uq-VoNrhi0TjZZQ9YYhb-W8h9WbQgx4pMZH4xuSg\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DISCUSSION FACILITATORS<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;leading the next session: email me the following by 1:30pm ET before the next class, as part of your discussion grade.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>your 2-3 minute audio excerpt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a simple discussion question on the&nbsp;<em>Beloved<\/em>&nbsp;and additional technology reading assignments<\/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\"><strong>OPTIONAL READING ON INTERSECTIONALITY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bond:&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/book\/39803\">Global Intersectionality and Contemporary Human Right<\/a><\/em>s (OUP, 2021). See Chapter 1 for a brief historical survey of intersectionality theory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Primary Reading on Intersectionality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crenshaw, 1989:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagounbound.uchicago.edu\/uclf\/vol1989\/iss1\/8\/\">Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Policies<\/a>. This article cites three cases involving technology companies:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/district-courts\/FSupp\/413\/142\/1660699\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>DeGraffenreid v. General Motors<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openjurist.org\/708\/f2d\/475\/moore-v-hughes-helicopters-inc-a-division-of-summa-corporation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Moore v. Hughes Helicopter, Inc.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/district-courts\/FSupp\/416\/248\/1500534\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Payne v. Travenol<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matsuda, 1993:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu\/bitstreams\/70b71490-5568-44ce-9db2-ea1fe49aa54a\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beside My Sister, Facing the Enemy: Legal Theory Out of Coalition<\/a>. Focus on the concepts of multicultural coalition, anti-subordination, and the introduction of intersectionality.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\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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