HUMN 45: Race and Technology
University of California, Santa Cruz
Considers how racial and gendered systems interact with technological innovations (such as facial recognition, codes and algorithms, data networks, surveillance technologies, and drones) and how inequalities find their way into the code driving techno-intelligence. Foregrounds the question of who benefits and who loses through these ''innovations.'' Assesses the holistic picture of technological development: the historical context of several technologies, how they affect the environment, who works to build the components, and who becomes the experts of how we address social problems. Students debate these issues and consider how we might propose alternative solutions or interact differently with technologies and the worlds they offer.
Average GPA: 3.78
Grade distribution records: 128 students across 4 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 36 | 28.1% |
| A | 59 | 46.1% |
| A- | 5 | 3.9% |
| B+ | 8 | 6.3% |
| B | 5 | 3.9% |
| B- | 1 | 0.8% |
| F | 3 | 2.3% |
| P | 9 | 7.0% |
| NP | 1 | 0.8% |
| W | 1 | 0.8% |
Based on 128 student grade records across 4 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Mia Tempestt Boykin 57 students, Average GPA 3.77
- Debbie Marlee Duarte 36 students, Average GPA 3.81
- Felici Schaeffer-Grabiel 35 students, Average GPA 3.78