Individual Reflection
Student writes their reflections (800-1000 words) on the class. Must cite at least 8 readings from the class.
Rubric:
Accuracy (Grasp of Readings): Reflection shows a firm and accurate understanding of the implications of each reading’s argument(s).
Argument (Depth of Analysis): Reflection explores the implications of the chosen ideas from the readings. Makes a convincing case for why selected key ideas connect different texts.Evidence of a personal perspective within reflection
Clarity (Quality of Writing): Reflection shows consistently precise wording, clear and lucid sentence structure.
Presentation: Spelling and grammar. Citations
Total reflection length (without citations): should not exceed 2 pages (single-spaced; font 12; word/pdf format; any font, though I personally like Garamond). APA-style citations
1.Technology and Poverty
“Can Technology End Poverty” in Boston Review, November-December 2010. http://bostonreview.net/forum/can-technology-end-poverty
“Profits at the Bottom of the Pyramid”, by Erik Simanis and Duncan Duke. https://hbr.org/2014/10/profits-at-the-bottom-of-the-pyramid
The Bottom Billion (2008) TED talk by Paul Collier. https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_collier_the_bottom_billion?language=en
2.Conquests, Colonialism, and Technologies:
“Blood and Treasure: Why one of the world’s richest countries is also one of its poorest.” Adam Hochschild. Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/03/congo-gold-adam-hochschild/ (Links to an external site.) (Scan through this)
“Digital colonialism is threatening the Global South”, Michael Kwet. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2019/3/13/digital-colonialism-is-threatening-the-global-south/ (Links to an external site.)
“C Is for Colonialism’s Effect on How & What We Eat”, Coral Lee.
https://food52.com/blog/25042-what-is-food-cultural-appropriation (Links to an external site.) and “The History of Food in Canada Is the History of Colonialism”, Mintz, Corey. https://thewalrus.ca/the-history-of-food-in-canada-is-the-history-of-colonialism/ (Links to an external site.)
“Waste Colonialism”. https://discardstudies.com/2018/11/01/waste-colonialism/
3.Hacking, Design Thinking, and Silicon Valley
“Why Silicon Valley can’t fix itself.” The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/03/why-silicon-valley-cant-fix-itself-tech-humanism
“The Conscience of a Hacker” aka The Hacker Manifesto. The Mentor (born Loyd Blankenship). http://phrack.org/issues/7/3.html
4.Technologies and Violence
“The Invisible Army”, by Sarah Stillman. New Yorker. 2011 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/06/06/the-invisible-army (Links to an external site.)
“The Wounds of the Drone Warrior” – The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/magazine/veterans-ptsd-drone-warrior-wounds.html