Our Class Blog
Come along as we explore Writing for Digital Spaces. New posts arrive weekly throughout the semester.
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How Algorithms are Always Deciding
Algorithms shape what people see online and can reveal more than users realize. This post reflects on their hidden influence and power.
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Can we trust the Data they feed us?
A feminist perspective on how data can reinforce discrimination, silence marginalized communities, and why we must question who controls the numbers.
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How Communities Use Counterdata
D’Ignazio and Lauren Klein show how communities weaponize data science. Historical maps and counterdata challenge systematic institutional power.
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Algorithms in Digital Rhetoric
New week, new blog post. This time I read “A Theory of Persuasive Computer Algorithms for Rhetorical Code Studies” by Estee Beck.
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How Algorithms Influence Us Without Us Realizing
Algorithms are a big part of our everyday lives, even when we don’t really notice them. They decide what posts we see on social media,
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How Algorithms Influence the Way We Learn Online
As an education student, I explore how computer algorithms influence what we see online and why understanding technology matters in my future classroom.
Categories
- About the Class (3)
- Preparation (Wk 0): Privacy & Agency on the Web (86)
- Topic 1: Digital Situationships (361)
- Topic 2: Power Distribution (98)
- Topic 3: Public Audiences, Public Authors (145)
- Uncategorized (79)
- Unused Topics from Past Semesters (404)
- Connections (11)
- Mediums (64)
- New Media (30)
- New Media and Literacy (77)
- Refining Terms (16)
- Speaking, Writing, and Literacy (75)
- Text (79)
- The (Late) Age of Print (57)
- Traditional Writing (9)
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