2021 Spring DATA 4AC 001 LEC 001

Course Catalog Description

This course engages students with fundamental questions of justice in relation to data and computing in American society. Data collection, visualization, and analysis have been entangled in the struggle for racial and social justice because they can make injustice visible, imaginable, and thus actionable. Data has also been used to oppress minoritized communities and institutionalize, rationalize, and naturalize systems of racial violence. The course examines key sites of justice involving data (such as citizenship, policing, prisons, environment, and health). Along with critical social science tools, students gain introductory experience and do collaborative and creative projects with data science using real-world data.

Class Description

This course engages students with fundamental questions of justice in relation to data and computing in American society. Data collection, visualization, and analysis have been entangled in the struggle for racial and social justice because they can make injustice visible, imaginable, and thus actionable. Data has also been used to oppress minoritized communities and institutionalize, rationalize, and naturalize systems of racial violence. The course examines key sites of justice involving data (such as citizenship, policing, prisons, environment, and health). Along with critical social science tools, students gain introductory experience and do collaborative and creative projects with data science using real-world data.

Class Notes

This course will be conducted entirely on-line. We encourage students to participate in live Zoom lectures during the regular lecture times. These will be recorded and posted to bCourses following each lecture. Discussion sections are an essential and rewarding component of the class and vital to st.. show more

This course will be conducted entirely on-line. We encourage students to participate in live Zoom lectures during the regular lecture times. These will be recorded and posted to bCourses following each lecture. Discussion sections are an essential and rewarding component of the class and vital to student success. We ask that you select a discussion section time that you can commit to attend synchronously every week on Zoom.

This course will satisfy the American Cultures breadth requirement show less