“A Phenomenological Multi-Case Study About Social Success Skills, Aspirations, and Related Media Experiences” is about how student’s aspirations can be influenced by the media they engage with. Namir defined success as being paid for doing what you like, while Mathieu defined it as enjoying life, having friends, being able to provide for kids and not getting in trouble. This was influences by their families experiences and values. Their media usage influenced their career aspirations: Namir wanted to be a comedian and Mathieu wanted to be something related to sports medicine. Although both had similar goals, Namir was given less opportunities to gain experience related to his interests. “Algorithms of Oppression” discussed search engine algorithms affect stereotype and discrimination of black women. One of the issues discussed is algorithms that connected black people to images or slurs with negative connotations. The implications of this is that it can lead to biased and wrong information being spread. This further perpetuates negative stereotype of already marginalized communities. “Interest Driven Thinking” talks about how video games can lead to interest-driven education; it can make learning engaging and motivating. She promotes the idea of making learning community based. “Can We Trust The Numbers?” is about how many technology algorithms exclude women of color. They discuss facial recognition software and artificial intelligence and how they are not made to be completely accurate especially when it comes to people of color. These algorithms biases could lead to negative implication especially in law enforcement.
The first article written by Degand was very interesting. I, and I think most other people, understand how media affects the people, especially young students, that engage with it. For example, seeing people who look like me in successful positions (like Hasan Minhaj or Mindy Kaling) in media, it influences me to be more proud of my cultural heritage. This was the first research paper that I read that documented the affects of media on youth’s aspirations. The “Interest Driven Thinking” video was also interesting, because I never considered how much kids can learn from video games and digital media. I feel like I am more open to video games in education now.
Question: Have you ever noticed search suggestions that promote negative biases and stereotypes?
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