Data in Social Context

Data in Social Context: Exploring Methods and Meaning at the Intersection of Humanities & Data Analysis.

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Data in Social Context course discusses map of vaccination rates & hospitalizations @washingtonpost by @zachwlevitt @dtkeating, who advise students to pursue projects (1) requiring data collection, analysis & visualization & (2) fostering compassion
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Child labor in Virginia posters from @VTUndergradEd Intro to Data in Social Context course, on display Newman Library @VTLibraries, using documents from @librarycongress @kzwa @tjowens @VT_LiberalArts @DrLauraBelmonte @VT_History
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Orwell's 1984 introduced this week with discussion of understanding both historical context in which Orwell wrote the novel and the historical context in which we are reading the novel. Key lesson: context matters, then and now, for data & for narratives

[Tom Ewing @EThomasEwing]

Intro Data Social Context @DiSCVT course at @Virginia_Tech asks how @ezraklein @nytimes used computational thinking to make sense of uncertainty & dystopian Orwell 1984 quote to interpret data complexity @VTUndergradEd @VT_LiberalArts @VT_CMDA @VT_Science
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[Tom Ewing @EThomasEwing]

First day of class, Introduction to Data in Social Context, @DiSCVT, included discussion of photographs of child labor in Virginia

With appreciation for technical assistance from @joesaidyes of @VTLibraries

Course information
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[Tom Ewing @EThomasEwing]

Books assigned for Introduction Data in Social Context @DiSCVT at Virginia Tech by @safiyanoble, @laurenfklein, @kanarinka, Deborah Stone, & George Orwell, published by @wwnorton @mitpress @NYUpress

Course information here (will be updated):
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Final class in course on autonomy and automation ends with the destruction of the death star

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Class project analyzing film I Robot connects themes of surveillance, artificial intelligence, corporate capitalism, and ethical use of technology, inspired by @FrankPasquale @zeynep @safiyanoble @ruha9 @shoshanazuboff @merbroussard

Course info: https://t.co/9sKPkIW002

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Class project on film Transformers inspired by new laws for robotics @FrankPasquale

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Project with @virginia_tech students @flobski @jillian_slaydon examines film Wall-E: Robots are created by humans to justify human experience before overtaking humans when they become too human themselves
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Class project on automation in film examines tension between human and computer in 2001 A Space Odyssey drawing on perspectives from @FrankPasquale @katecrawford @jovialjoy @JillianYork and @CodedBias

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Project on robots asks how close are we to artificial intelligence as depicted in Star Wars?

Analysis of film draws on readings by @katecrawford @FrankPasquale @zeynep
Course information: https://t.co/9sKPkIW002

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Class project on Big Hero 6: Public surveillance has become a major topic of debate in recent years, and the increase in technology only increases the amount of worry an average citizen may have. Insights inspired by @shoshanazuboff @ruha9 @zeynep @merbroussard @FrankPasquale

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Class projects for Work Matters examine robots in I Robot, Transformers, Wall-E, 2001, Star Wars, Big Hero 6 inspired by @safiyanoble @ruha9 @katecrawford @laurenfklein @kanarinka @zeynep @mathbabedotorg @shoshanazuboff @merbroussard @FrankPasquale
https://t.co/9sKPkIW002

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Students @virginia_tech course Work Matters completed collaborative projects examining depiction of robots in I Robot, Transformers, Wall-E, 2001, Star Wars, Big Hero 6. Assignment inspired by @FrankPasquale New Laws Robotics @VT_LiberalArts
syllabus https://t.co/9sKPkIW002

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Work Маtters: Autonomy & Automation course w readings by scholars @ruha9 @merbroussard @jovialjoy @timnitGebru @katecrawford @PopTechWorks @laurenfklein @kanarinka @safiyanoble @mathbabedotorg @FrankPasquale @zeynep @JillianYork @shoshanazuboff @CodedBias
https://t.co/9sKPkIW002

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Intro Data in Social Context course Virginia Tech, fall 2019, student projects explored child labor, Virginia elections, and campus surveillance, w questions, methods, & tools from @PopTechWorks @ruha9 @shoshanazuboff @safiyanoble @iajunwa @JSEllenberg

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[Nathaniel D Porter @[email protected] @faithfulchange]

Yes, "even" lower-division undergrads do research good enough for @librarycongress to notice, with the help of some guided learning. @DiSCVT @VT_LiberalArts @EThomasEwing @VTUndergradEd @vtnews https://t.co/xpewTQ3ESm

[Tom Ewing @EThomasEwing]

Data in Social Context @DiSCVT courses at Virginia Tech build connections across #humanities #DataScience #computing # #STEMed by teaching students to think critically about how data represents human experience @VT_LiberalArts @VTUndergradEd @vtnews

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