Nick RabbDeconstructing Surveillance Week 10 — Inside Resistance, Design JusticeFinishing our “practice” section, we discuss surveillance in Palestine, resistance by Google employees, and a vision of just tech and…Nov 6, 20232Nov 6, 20232
Nick RabbDeconstructing Surveillance Week 9 — Resistance and Making ChangeA week of taking note of historical and present examples of creative and courageous resistance to surveillance systemsOct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Nick RabbDeconstructing Surveillance Week 8— Theories of ChangeWhat models do we hold when considering power and change? This week, we learn theories of change for ethical data scienceOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023
Nick RabbDeconstructing Surveillance Week 7 — Imagination, Hope, LiberationAs we transition to thinking about our practice, and making change, can we even conceptualize in the first place that change is possible?Oct 16, 2023Oct 16, 2023
Nick RabbDeconstructing Surveillance Week 6— Student ProjectsFor this iteration, we take a look at a few student projects, where each analyzes a different surveillance measureOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
Nick RabbDeconstructing Surveillance Week 5 — Synthesizing the ProblemAs we finish out defining the “problem” of surveillance technology, we can step back and reflect, connecting some pieces together.Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023
Nick RabbDeconstructing Surveillance Week 4 — Scientific Management of LaborThis week we are covering Taylorism and the data-driven management of labor, exemplified through Amazon warehouse scanners.Sep 25, 20231Sep 25, 20231
Nick RabbDeconstructing Surveillance Week 3 — Disciplinary Power, RacializationIn this iteration, we contend with the power of surveillance and examination to shape society; and its distinctly racialized character.Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 2023
Nick RabbDeconstructing Surveillance Week 2 — (Surveillance) Capitalism & (Neo)liberalismThis week, we dive into surveillance capitalism by analyzing capitalism, liberalism, and neoliberalism as tools to judge surveillance logicSep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
Nick RabbData and Power: Deconstructing Surveillance — Week 1Introducing the first of several write-ups sharing out content from a data science ethics course taught at Tufts University!Sep 3, 2023Sep 3, 2023