governance of technology and governance through technology
| Date | Topic | Media | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 2, 2019 | Introduction to Class | ||
| 2 | September 9, 2019 | Content Moderation (free speech restrictions) on the Internet | Patriot Act, New Yorker, EFF | Goverance of Technology |
| 3 | September 16, 2019 | Algorithmic Bias | Bias in Sentencing, Bias in Hiring , Human Bias, Solving AI Bias | Technology of Governance |
| 4 | September 23, 2019 | Regulating Tech Monopolies | Technology Review, Prospect | Governance of Technology |
| 5 | September 30, 2019 | Anonymity and the Right to be Forgotten | John Oliver, GDPR Enumeration, NPR | Governance of Technology |
| 6 | October 7, 2019 | No class - Reading Day | ||
| 7 | October 14, 2019 | Data Ownership and Privacy | NY Times or MIT Technology Review, Brookings, Wharton on Privacy and Politics | Governance of Technology |
| 8 | October 21, 2019 | Surveillance Capitalism, Begin Final Projects | Surveillance Capitalism chapter (see Collab), Interview, | Governance of Technology |
| 9 | October 28, 2019 | Social Media & Democracy | Aeon, Tech Crunch, NY Times | |
| 10 | November 4, 2019 | Bad Gov Tech & Its Consequences | Automating Inequality chapter (see Collab), Twitter post | Technology of Governance |
| 11 | November 11, 2019 | Digital Discourse | NY Times, Washington Post, Vice | Governance of Technology |
| 12 | November 18, 2019 | Current Tech Policy | Patriot Act, John Oliver, John Oliver II | Governance of Technology |
| - | November 25, 2019 | Thanksgiving Week - No Class | ||
| 13 | December 2, 2019 | Techno-Optimism! |