Tuesday, February 18 (Week 5)
- Hack #2 due in class
Thursday, February 20
- Joy Lisi Rankin, Introduction and chapter 5 from A People’s History of Computing in the United States (2018), pages 1-11 and 139-165
- Hack #3 (Software Invasion) assigned
- Flog #5 due by EOD Friday
Tuesday, February 25 (Week 6)
- Laine Nooney, “Prehistories of the Personal” from The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal (2023), pages 19-44
- In class: Oregon Trail
Thursday, February 27
- Richard Sennett, “Arousing Tools” from The Craftsman (2008), pages 194-213
- Anne Balsamo, “Design” from International Journal of Learning and Media (2009), pages 1–10
- Frank Chimero, “Improvisation and Limits” and “Delight and Accommodation” from The Shape of Design (2012)
- In class (maybe?): Look at old Byte magazines
- Flog #6 due by EOD Friday
Tuesday, March 4 9 (Week 7)
- Hack #3 due in class
Thursday, March 6
- Michael Sacasas, “Do Artifacts Have Ethics?” (2014)
- Librarian Shipwreck, Neil Postman’s 6 Questions (+1 from me) (2013)
- Flog #7 due by EOD Friday
Tuesday, March 11 & Thursday, March 13
- Spring Break – No Classes
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