Socially-Engaged Software

FloodNet. Courtesy of Carmin Karasic.

Case Study

Objective

Research and build a compelling case study on a sociall engaged software.

Description

For your first assignment, you will work in groups of two to present a case study on a socially-engaged software. You can choose to present your materials in the form of a slideshow or a simple website.

Elements to include in your case study:

Context
Relevance
Infrastructure
Impact
Summary
Bibliography

As a duo, you will be giving a 20-minutes presentaion, followed by a 10 minutes Q&A on a scheduled date. You will be graded based on the depth of your research and the effectiveness of your presentation.

List of Software

  1. Transborder Immigrant Tool, EDT 2.0
  2. Have I Been Trained?, Spawning AI
  3. FEMALE EXTENSION, Cornelia Solfrank
  4. Bail Bloc, The Dark Inquiry Collective
  5. forkonomy(), Winnie Soon and Tzu-Tung Lee
  6. Queering the Map
  7. Native-Land.ca
  8. Anti-Eviction Map

Submission Guidelines

Please submit your presentation to Canvas Assignment 1.