Sharing an article from The Guardian on the need for humanities perspectives in the tech industry. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/12/tech-humanities-misinformation-philosophy-psychology-graduates-mozilla-head-mitchell-baker When sharing articles, make sure to checkmark the category “collected from the web.”Read More →
While both of the readings were interesting I gravitated most towards the manifesto because it offered ideas on how to fix or move forward as oppose of the pedagogy which only highlighted the problem. The manifesto also echoed some of my same beliefs, like universities needing to be open to the general public since they are supposed to be the centers of knowledge. Even students attending the university are presented with an expected gratitude that academic journals are free for the students, but in 2018 free information is to be expected. In this day and age information is not a luxury, but an expected commodity.Read More →
Rebellion against the capitalist digital realm seems alluring in the same way that tipping over cars does while apart of a mob. In the heat of the moment, the act might feel like a statement to some establishment, but in reality, an innocent owner of the vehicle takes the hit. The question then becomes how can we express our dissatisfaction against the system without harming (possibly innocent) individuals? In Chris Gilliard’s “Pedagogy and the Logic of Platforms,” he speaks of “leveraging the classroom to make visible the effects of surveillance capitalism” (Gilliard). I am concerned with this statement for a few reasons. Firstly, any timeRead More →
After reading Manifesto and Pedagogy and the Logic of Platforms, I have a deeper understanding of the problem and have lived through the transformation from, “no internet” to now and comprehend that we are now global at our fingertips giving us access to more facts in nano seconds. The world wide web is the way of the future and there is no stopping it, so finding a way to navigate through all this information is crucial and takes patience. Solving problems with humanities and art is a good start to a global issue. I am excited to see what we can come up with as a groupRead More →
Shel Savage is a transfer student making this her “third year” at UC San Diego studying Art History as a Major and Minor in Film Production. Her interests in history and technology have led her to the KNIT R & D platform to research and develop ideas. Also to curate making KNIT a platform, that is to easy to navigate. This will be done creatively with research and collaboration with a team of students dedicated to the humanities.Read More →
After reading “The Digital Humanities Manifesto 2.0” and “Pedagogy and the Logic of Platforms” i can admit to being filled with excitement by the possibilities a collaboration between the humanities and technology presents, and filled with dread, anger, and a healthy amount of loathing for the parasitic pervasiveness of capitalism to get me to finally read Das Kapital and/or The Communist Manifesto. @Capitalism: Look what you made me do. My current interests/questions/fears include… How do we fight against the internet as a medium for information capitalism? Can it be restructured or does it have to be destroyed and rebuilt? Perhaps, as Chris Gilliard says, the internet isn’tRead More →
The Digital Humanities Manifesto reminded me a lot of the DIY manifestos that arose in feminist punk groups in the 90’s. Both are community-focused, transformative, creative and revolutionary. Although I don’t know a lot of the tech lingo, and I wouldn’t even know where to start with personally taking back the internet, I am all about taking power away from mass corporations and giving it back to normal people, especially children! I also found Chris Gilliard’s “Pedagogy and the Logic of Platforms” extremely interesting because I had no idea that red lining extended to media. I always knew there was disproportionate representation and technological literacyRead More →
The unbridled advance into the arms of technological dependence may prove to be the swansong of our society. In hindsight, we realize that, while we were enjoying and exploring our newfound freedoms within the digital dimensions, nefarious corporations, special interest groups and power-crazed government agencies were sowing the seeds of what Chris Gilliard describes in Pedagogy and the Logic of Platforms as “Web 2.0”. We can safely assume that many of the figureheads who would have us believe we missed our chance to alter course, thereby leaving us no choice but to accept the status quo, hope to secure their vested interests by keeping things as theyRead More →
To be frank, I have never met a single person who had never pirated anything, and when you talk to them they will admit it point blank, but professionally we have never done it or even come close with it, because to admit it will be to admit you commited a crime, and we all read those FBI messages before our DVD started. Piracy has been angrily criticized, and with just cause, but what if stealing had its merits. Imagine you live on an island cut off from the outside world, an island where information is filtered, censored, or down right blocked. That is theRead More →
Hannah is a third-year transfer student at UCSD and a former SDCCD PATH mentee. She is pursuing a B.A. in Literature/Cultural Studies with a minor in Education, and has dreams of becoming a writer, high school English teacher and community activist. She was a part of the Honors Program at San Diego City College and plans on joining the Honors Society at UCSD. She is excited to learn more about technology and the different ways schools and communities can use it to their advantage.Read More →