{"id":820,"date":"2021-09-27T08:10:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T12:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/?p=820"},"modified":"2021-09-30T08:46:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T12:46:39","slug":"week-6-september-28-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/2021\/09\/27\/week-6-september-28-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6: September 28 &#038; 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What\u2019s Due Next?<\/h2>\n<h3>This Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday (today): Keyword <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/readings\/technology\/\">Technology<\/a> and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-highlight\/22585287\/technology-smartphones-gmail-attention-morality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s hard to be a moral person. Technology is making it harder<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Thursday<strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Response post to \u201cTechnology&#8221; (feel free to use the Vox article as an example if that&#8217;s helpful)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Near Future<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday, October 3: Submit Field Experience Report on the \u00c7udamani performance as a blog post \u2013 see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/assignments\/field-experience-report\/\">assignment<\/a>\u00a0for details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What\u2019s Coming Up?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Access the full text of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-jstor-org.newman.richmond.edu\/stable\/j.ctt1gk08zz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keywords for Media Studies<\/a>\u00a0to select an original Keyword to read and report on during class on\u00a0<strong>Thursday, October 14<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Read\u00a0<em>All You Need is Kill<\/em>\u00a0and watch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcampus.swankmp.net\/richmond281800\/watch\/2BADBAAA139550CC?referrer=direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edge of Tomorrow<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Sunday, October 24<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tuesday, September 28<\/h2>\n<h4>Short Response Paper Reflection<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Reflect on writing your first short response paper on Identity using <em>I Am Not Your Negro<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Complete <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/sUx7AR9QUginS9vEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this form<\/a> (follow link or use QR code) during class, and we&#8217;ll chat about your responses.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/reflection-paper1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-830 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/reflection-paper1-300x300.png\" alt=\"QR code for reflection form\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/reflection-paper1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/reflection-paper1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/reflection-paper1-176x176.png 176w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/reflection-paper1-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/reflection-paper1.png 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Today&#8217;s Media<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>How have you engaged the keywords or concepts we&#8217;ve been talking about to date in what you&#8217;ve encountered around you?<\/li>\n<li>Have you seen or heard or learned anything that made you think about the keywords and\/or concepts we&#8217;re talking about in class?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Technology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>What did you think about technology and morality from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-highlight\/22585287\/technology-smartphones-gmail-attention-morality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vox article<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>How was technology defined and portrayed in the article?<\/li>\n<li>How does that description compare to the way Slack defined and described technology in our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/readings\/technology\/\">Keyword essay<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>What do you think about the conclusion of this article?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>So, what can we do? We have two main options: regulation and self-regulation. We need both.<\/p>\n<p>On a societal level, we have to start by recognizing that Big Tech is probably not going to change unless the law forces it to, or it becomes too costly (financially or reputationally) not to change.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Technology as Perceived<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_821\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.22-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-821\" class=\"wp-image-821 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.22-PM-1024x627.png\" alt=\"Diagram of historical perspectives on technilogy\" width=\"625\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.22-PM-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.22-PM-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.22-PM-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.22-PM-1536x941.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.22-PM-624x382.png 624w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.22-PM.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diagram of historical perspectives on technology. From Slack&#8217;s &#8220;Technology&#8221; keyword essay<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Technology in Reality<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_823\" style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.34-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-823\" class=\"size-full wp-image-823\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.34-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.34-PM.png 970w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.34-PM-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.34-PM-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/files\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-25-at-4.15.34-PM-624x470.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diagram of technology in reality. From Slack&#8217;s &#8220;Technology&#8221; keyword essay<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Thursday<\/h2>\n<h4>Technological determinism and Google&#8217;s DeepMind AI project<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The computer that mastered Go\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g-dKXOlsf98?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What captures your interest and attention in this video?<\/li>\n<li>What causes you pause or concern in this video?<\/li>\n<li>How would you characterize the depiction of technology in this video? Why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Follow Up Activity<\/h4>\n<p>Spend 10 minutes searching the web for depictions of technology in media of your choice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try to find depictions of technology \u2014 like reporting on technologies, technology demonstrations, descriptive use cases, review, and the like \u2014 rather than showing technology in use.<\/li>\n<li>For example, choose a <em>review<\/em> of a self-driving car rather than a recording of the self-driving car without narrative. Our focus is on the way technology is <em>described<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Address this question based on the depiction and prepare to discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does this depiction present the technology from a <strong>cultural-historical perspective<\/strong> (i.e., where technology is a product of cultural forces) or from a <strong>deterministic perspective<\/strong> (i.e., where technology is a force for social progress)?<\/li>\n<li>What evidence can you bring to bear to support this position?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s Due Next? This Week Tuesday (today): Keyword Technology and &#8220;It\u2019s hard to be a moral person. Technology is making it harder\u201d Thursday:\u00a0Response post to \u201cTechnology&#8221; (feel free to use the Vox article as an example if that&#8217;s helpful) Near Future Sunday, October 3: Submit Field Experience Report on the \u00c7udamani performance as a blog post \u2013 see\u00a0assignment\u00a0for details What\u2019s&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/2021\/09\/27\/week-6-september-28-30\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166655],"tags":[195382,14897,5030,811,195743],"class_list":["post-820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-notes","tag-deepmind","tag-definition","tag-google","tag-technology","tag-vox"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":871,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions\/871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mci-fall2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}