Hodgepodge of Observations from 1/27 and 1/29

Tuesday (1/27):

  • Words written on the board by Dr. Sample: Dataveillance, surveillance, and superpanopticon (this word was underlined)
  • 18 comments written on the board by students, responding to Foucault’s statement, “Visibility is a trap”
  • First interactive class exercise and first time Dr. Sample has recorded us
  • 3 people wearing hats to class
  • Class finished at 2:52PM

Thursday (1/29)

  • Words written on the board by Dr. Sample: Inscribe, writing (written underneath inscribe), represent, and depict (written underneath represent)
  • No comments written on board by students
  • First YouTube video shown in class
  • In preparation for the quantified self assignment, it looks like there are 18 IOS devices, 8 Androids, and 4 Others
  • Ended class on the idea that the act of observation changes the object being observed

General observation from both days:

With some exceptions, it seems as though the class organizes its seating arrangement by gender (all 3 girls at one table), fraternity, athletic organization, and college year.

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