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Assignment: Read Jia Tolentino’s “The I in the Internet” (2019) and write a thesis-driven essay that develops a point of view on an issue discussed in the text. Integrate ideas from 1-2 additional texts from the list found in Course Content on Blackboard.

 

In your paper, you need to make clear to the reader what the issue is (i.e., “define” it) and then use the paper to develop your point of view (i.e., your “thesis”). She covers a lot of ground in her chapter, so there are many possible issues from which to choose. Also, in addition to Tolentino’s chapter, what we’ve previously read for the class, and your own experiences, new texts are available in Course Content that can help you figure out the topic and focus for your essay.

 

Draft 1 should be at least 600 words. Follow MLA guidelines for formatting the essay, integrating and citing sources, and constructing a Works Cited page. The first draft is due by 11:59 PM on Friday, January 29. Submit your draft to the Turnitin space that will be made available next week.

 

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Here is an incomplete list of possible topics and texts to consider reading for this assignment based on your interest. Feel free to roam around in what you read, and notice, too, that there is overlap—that is, some articles might be used in papers that are focused on different technology issues. There are also some general questions which are meant to get you thinking about ways in which each topic is an “issue”:

 

Surveillance and Privacy: What technology is used to “watch” people? How is it used? What happens to data? Why does this matter?

 

–“Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night. And They’re Not Keeping It Secret,” by

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Natasha Singer, Michael H. Keller, and Aaron Krolik.

–“Preservation Acts: Toward and ethical archive of the web,” by Nora Caplan-Bricker.

–“What Happens When Facebook Goes the Way of MySpace?” by John Herrman.

–“Facial Recognition is Accurate, if You’re a White Guy,” by Steve Lohr.

–“Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box,’” by Heather Murphy.

 

 

Identity or Identification/Misidentification: How is identity “defined” or “created” by technology? How is technology used to identify people? What is a problem–bias? Fairness? Why does this matter?

 

–“Facial Recognition is Accurate, if You’re a White Guy,” by Steve Lohr.

–TED Talk: “How I’m fighting bias in algorithms,” by Joy Buolamwini (video) and her article

“When the Robot Doesn’t See Dark Skin.”

–“There is a Racial Divide in Speech-Recognition Systems, Researchers Say,” by Cade Metz.

–“Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box,’” by Heather Murphy.

–“Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm,” by Kashmir Hill.

 

 

Control (autonomy, freedom, choice): What does it mean to be free or have a choice in an increasingly tech-filled world? What are the consequences of too much or too little tech in a person’s life? Why does this matter?

 

–“Life Without Principle,” by Henry David Thoreau.

–“Death of an Innocent: How Chris McCandless lost his way in the wilds,” by Jon Krakauer.

–“Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night. And They’re Not Keeping It Secret,” by

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Natasha Singer, Michael H. Keller, and Aaron Krolik.

–“Preservation Acts: Toward and ethical archive of the web,” by Nora Caplan-Bricker.

–“Do Not Disturb: How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain,” by Kevin Roose.

–“Riding Out the Quarantine With a Chatbot Friend: ‘I Feel Very Connected,’” by Cade Metz.

 

 

The Future: In what way is technology giving shape to the future? What are possible ways to ‘get ready’ or prevent harm from occurring? Why does this matter?

 

–“Meet Zora, the Robot Caregiver,” by Adam Satariano, Elain Peltier, and Dmitry Kostyukov

–“Do You Take This Robot…” by Alex Williams.

–“Harrison Bergeron” (1961), by Kurt Vonnegut—this is a short story (fiction) set in the year

2081.

–“Making Babies in 2045,” by Jamie Metzl.

–“The Future According to Grimes,” by Ezra Marcus.

–“Design For the Future When the Future Is Bleak,” by Nikil Saval.

 

 

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