写作

是什么构成了一个世界? And what makes a world beautiful, sustainable, inclusive, or just? At a time when humanity faces myriad global challenges, we can seek insight in writing that reimagines the world and helps us change it for the better. 阅读活动家的作品, 哲学家, 小说作家, 政治理论家, we will examine how past worlds shape those of the present and future. 特别是, we will investigate the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in these different visions of the world, 问这样的问题:谁享受自由, 当? What is a “human right,” and should those rights be the basis of social organization? In what ways has the nation-state been a force for emancipation, 作为帝国的载体? What would it look like to live in a world that was fully feminist in its design, or that was built on reparations for past injustices, or that prioritizes the health of the planet above all? What are the conditions necessary for individuals and societies to undergo transformation, 改善, 并蓬勃发展?

The growing field of data humanism recognizes data as foundational to our economic, 政治, 以及社会制度, while also seeking to recenter people in the process of its curation. 在本课程中, we will explore the use of data through a humanistic lens, not only to better understand the critical role data plays in our lives, but also to discover how we can use data to become more humane. We will ask: if the word data comes from the Latin root for “the thing given,“是谁给的?? 数据到底是什么时候变得“大”的?? What do we mean when we identify projects as “data-driven”? How can data intersect with social justice activism? 还有艺术和讲故事? Students will engage these questions by drawing on the work of historians, 文化批评, 记者, 社会科学家, 数据分析师和设计师, 执行自己的数据跟踪, and using their research to craft opinion pieces, 评论, 报告, 以及其他形式的公共写作.