This course explores the impact of and barriers to access to information on the lives of minoritized communities in the United States. You will discuss issues relating to information inequalities, differences or “digital divides” in the U.S. with particular attention to underrepresented groups in the Northern Midwest including African-American, Native-American, Hmong, and Latinos/as. Information inequalities include disparities in awareness of, ownership of, access to, and use of various information and communication technologies for the purposes of health, education, economic development, and social expression.
Visual Argument Assignment
The main objective for the Visual Argument Assignment is to translate a written argument into a visual one.
Using Cathy O’Neil’s book, ‘Weapons of Math Destruction,’ Asma Sulieman created this meme to deliver her message.
Asma is an Information Science major.
News Article Analysis
The main objective for the News Article Analysis is to connect class themes to current news.
Ava Paley chose an article from The Week called “How Content Creators Cope With Discriminatory Algorithms” written by Theara Coleman. In her article analysis, she discusses the racial assumptions in algorithmic training data, and race, and discrimination in the technology industry.
Ava is a Personal Finance Major.
