IAR of Lisa Nakamura
What is invention?
Research on technology and its connection to race. Research on racial differences in access and use of technology.
What is being invented?
Digital Divide. Idea that technology was not available to have-nots when it was most important, cybertyping.
What is being arranged?
Internet being related to racial differences.
What is arrangement?
Compare/contrast of different racial groups and their connections to technology.
What is being revised?
Stop the racial effects of the Internet. Use it as a tool for knowledge not a tool for discrimination. Also, promote access to technology for all (although it won’t stop race altogether). Challenge the idea that the Internet is free of race.
What is revision?
Change by people dropping racial stereotypes completely.
Is compare/contrast the only strategy that Banks employs? What specific type of research did he need to do? For your next IAR, work on specificity
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