class slides day 1 gender and technology
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This was, I thought, a pretty successful introduction to intersecting issues of gender and technology.TRANSCRIPT
Outline
Introductions
What this course is about
Basics of the syllabus
Why is it important to examine Gender & Technology?
One example
Introductions - Me
Dr. Larisa Mann
Introductions - you Introduce yourself to your neighbors:
Questions for you all:
The syllabus
Content of the course Gender Technology Gender & technology
Main assignments
Blog
Reading quizzes
Midterm
Group project
Research Paper
On participation
Respect
Listen
Criticize the argument or statement, not the speaker
On slurs / ‘slang terms” for people or identities - avoid!!
And now……
Susan Hallowell, Director ,TSA research lab
John Wild
People viewing it are in a different room
Woman sent through backscatter three times, told has "cute figure" by TSA agent
Unexpected outcomes
First: Write down
What kinds of things were the designers thinking of when they designed this technology?
What kinds of things were the designers NOT thinking of?
How do the issues raised in your conversations affect the *practical* effectiveness of the tech to do what it was designed to do?
Practically Lacking a gender analysis, technology is
ineffective & has unexpected results
Morally and politically Lacking a gender analysis, technology
reinforces gender inequality and polices gender norms