C&W 2019’s Saturday Keynote As we think about how the technologies we use extract our data, some of us might consider how our browsing in one space might produce a curated advertising experience in another. And as irritating as this experience is, it is only the tip of a much larger and deeper iceberg. Chris Gilliard’s Saturday keynote at Computers & Writing is a sobering and timely reminder that many technologies can utilize our data to create and maintain systems of oppression. For writing teachers looking to use technologies in the classroom, conversations about data extraction have never been more…
Author: Jathan Day
Jathan Day
Jathan Day is the Graduate Administrative and Editorial Associate for the DRC. He is a PhD candidate in the Joint Program in English and Education at the University of Michigan. Jathan's research interests include course management systems, digital literacies, online pedagogy, disability studies, and reading practices.
C&W 2019’s Friday Keynote Joy Robinson’s Friday keynote at Computers & Writing reminds us not only of the opportunities for collaboration afforded by digital tools but also of the importance of collaboration in writing studies. The word “collaboration” is often fraught with notions of disproportionate work and uncomfortable group dynamics, but a cursory search of a concept in a university library database shows that scholars do collaborate and produce stellar work in the process. In particular, Robinson reminds us, researchers are collaborating more in the digital age, yet the humanities–and writing studies–still sees far less co-authoring than its STEM counterparts.…