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November Book Club, Viral Justice by Dr. Ruha Benjamin
Let’s grow the world we want during our November 17th book club as we discuss Dr. Ruha Benjamin’s book, Viral Justice!
What can speculative fiction teach us about technology?
In this blog post, Jacob ponders on how speculative fiction can help us think about human relationships with technology. Of course, he recommends some books.
Reflecting on Data, Power, and Pedagogy
Autumm Caines and Michelle Ciccone consider how visualizing surveillance data via DigiPower creates opportunities to learn about surveillance, privacy, and our own feelings of ambivalence, exhaustion, or despair around these topics.
Podcasts We Learn From
In this post, Marie and Dan share some of their favorite podcasts and episodes for critical tech. What are they missing?
Reviewing and Expanding the Civics of Technology Curriculum
In this post, Marie and Dan review the curriculum on the Civics of Technology site and invite others to help expand it by publishing their lessons and activities.
Question & Answer with Paris Marx
In this post, Jacob Pleasant’s follows up on his review of Paris Marx’ “Road to Nowhere” with a Q&A.
Why McLuhan?: Thoughts on “Re-understanding Media: Feminist Extensions of Marshall McLuhan”
In this post, Michelle Ciccones and Dan Krutka offer some thoughts on the Civics of Technology book club reading of “Re-Understanding Media: Feminist Extensions of Marshall McLuhan.”
What will we be?
In this post, Marie and Dan mourn the loss of Real Life Magazine and consider whether the Civics of Technology Project can fill some of that void. They pose the question to our emerging community, what will we be?
Why Space Pollution is no Solution: Thoughts on Technology and Climate Change
In this post, Zack Seitz writes about technology, the environment, collateral effects, and solutions doomed to go wrong.
Why is it difficult to imagine better transportation systems?: A review of “Road to Nowhere”
In this blog post, Jacob Pleasants reviews Paris Marx’ 2022 book, “Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.”
Maybe Don’t Send That Email
In this post, Dan Krutka discusses the challenges of email overload and offers suggestions for slow, relational, and purposeful workflows.
The 1st Annual Civics of Technology conference… was it a dream?
In this post, Dan reflects on the 1st Annual Civics of Technology conference held on Thursday and Friday.
What if automation makes our lives easier and worse?: A Review of Nicholas Carr’s The Glass Cage
In this post, Dan Krutka reviews Nicholas Carr’s 2014 book, The Glass Cage, and considers whether computer automation, and other technological advancements, make our life easier and worse.
Building from A Starting Point: Grafting a Psycho-Social Approach onto Bubble-Bursting Political Information
In this blog, Dr. Cathryn van Kessel describes A Starting Point (ASP), a video-based civic engagement platform with a website, and how teachers can use it to burst our political bubbles.
Previewing the 1st Annual (and free) Civics of Technology Conference
In this post, we preview the first annual (and free) Civics of Technology conference to take place on August 4th and 5th!
Applying the Baldwin Test to Ed-Tech
In this post, Charles Logan argues that educators can apply the Baldwin Test to Ed-Tech.
A racist soap dispenser? Critical Theory and the non-neutrality of society
Can soap dispensers be racist? Is it the technology that is racist? Is it our society that is racist? Critical theory helps us understand why society turns on its own people, oppressing and harming the humans living within it. It also positions us to take actions for a more just future.