Category Archives: Links Roundup

A writing invitation post that synthesizes items, links, and ideas around an issue or topic.

Taking it too far? Current Events and Links on Copyright Law

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Katie Saunders

According to our reading, The Privatization of Public Knowledge, the constitutional purpose of copyrights were to “advance and diffuse knowledge”. What it has turned into is a monopoly and exclusive ownership  of intellectual property that extends longer than it was … Continue reading →

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The Digital Divide

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Katie Saunders

For my Bizzaro Research “Paper” I did a Venn diagram on the digital divide. I was very  interested in this subject when we discussed it in class because it is something that we can see even at home. I know … Continue reading →

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The Digital Divide: A Links Roundup

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Hannah Gentry

What is the Digital Divide? The Digital Divide is basically a gap in access to information (via the Internet and ICT) between different groups. Groups like the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, the Digital Divide Institute, the Digital Divide Network, … Continue reading →

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Test Scores May Not Have All the Answers: Understanding as a New Educational Approach

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

Sources say America’s education system is lagging behind other countries; whereas it used to be a global leader. Some politicians have raised the stakes, claiming this decline poses a “national security threat.” One of the many possible explanations for this decline is America’s obsession … Continue reading →

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The Day the Feminist Blogosphere Imploded: A Links Roundup

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Lauren Wallis

Malcolm Gladwell’s piece on “Why the Revolution will not be Tweeted” makes me mad. There are a lot of issues, but the most troubling for me was his insistence that activist movements have to be hierarchically organized to be successful. … Continue reading →

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Twitter, Feminism, and Political Activism

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Andrew Battista

It’s too bad we had a snowpocalypse last week. I was looking forward to discussing Malcom Gladwell and the question of Twitter (or social media more broadly) and activism. It’s been a few years since that piece was published in … Continue reading →

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Gender, Race, Class and their effects on society

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

Audre Lord gives us her opinion on people and their differences and the effects that it has on our interactions with them in http://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/politicsofinfo/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Lorde-Reading.pdf. College campus’s even have ways to talk about diversity. Check out the clubs at your local school http://www.montevallo.edu/campus-life/um-life/diversity/. … Continue reading →

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