3.1: Readings for IDS 101

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Students: Check the Team Drive for the most current schedule of readings, as they may change.

For those not enrolled in the course, but curious about what we decided to read together, here’s the list.

Teaching About Trump (Wisconsin State Journal)

“What is Post-Truth?” in Post-Truth by Lee McIntyre (MIT, 2018)

Nothing on This Page is Real (Washington Post)

Anti-Vaxxers, the Momo Challenge … Why Lies Spread Faster Than Truth (The Guardian)

Network Propaganda by Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, and Hal Roberts, pp. 3-24

The Internet of Garbage by Sarah Jeong, pp. 12-39

“Google Has a Striking History of Bias Against Black Girls” by Safiya Noble (Time magazine)

Surveillance Capitalism Has Gone Rogue by Shoshana Zuboff (Washington Post)

Students also are asked to choose readings for us to discuss.