Tag
Public Books 101
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Episode 5: Data & Racial Capitalism
How have data-centric systems perpetuated racial capitalism, and how have different communities, particularly in the global South, resisted this datafication?
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Trailer: Becoming Data
How long has human life been quantified as data, and in what contexts? What are some major implications of humanity being measured as data?
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Reading Resources: The Novel
A resource for reading about, teaching, and discussing the novel as an artistic and cultural form.
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Episode 5: Novels & Medicine
How can reading novels affect the way doctors and patients communicate?
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Episode 4: Novels & Catastrophe
How do novels help us see the present in a broader historical perspective?
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Episode 3: Novels & Intimacy
How can novels expand our understanding of sex and intimacy in the digital age?
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Episode 2: Novels & Political Consciousness
How does reading novels affect our understanding of the power dynamics that shape our lives?
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Episode 1: Novels & Ideas
How do novels provoke readers to wrestle with complex, even dangerous ideas?
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Trailer: The Novel Now
What are some of the most notable novels published in the 21st century, and how do they reimagine what novels do?
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Reading Resources: The Internet
A resource for teaching and discussing the internet, including a reading list, podcast, and discussion questions.
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Episode 5: Silicon Valley and Beyond
What we can learn from Silicon Valley’s history as we envision more just technologies for the future?
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Episode 4: Cultures Online
What new cultural forms are developing in the vast universe of the internet? How can observers and scholars keep up with the accelerated pace of human creativity online?
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Episode 3: Societies Online
What kind of social space are we inhabiting when we’re online? How do practices like data collection, data brokering, and surveillance underwrite the “free” services we enjoy?
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Episode 2: Individuals Online
What exactly are we doing when we’re spending time online? Who profits from our presence there?
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Episode 1: Origins of the Internet
Where did the internet come from? Who gets left out of dominant stories about its origins? And what can history teach us about how to make the internet better?
