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The Received Wisdom

Episode 36: Electric Cars, the Problems with Tech Biographies, and Against Technoableism ft. Ashley Shew

Oct 18, 2023
01:14:36

In this episode, Shobita and Jack discuss the United Auto Worker strike, facial recognition technology in schools, and the recent biographies of Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried. And, they interview Ashley Shew, author of Against Technoableism and Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech.

Links

- Ashley Shew (2023). Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement. W.W. Norton.

- Virdi, J. (2022). Hearing happiness: Deafness cures in history. The University of Chicago Press.

- Nario-Redmond, M. R. (2020). Ableism: The causes and consequences of disability prejudice. Wiley Blackwell.

- Ashley Shew (2020). Let COVID-19 expand awareness of disability tech. Nature. May 5.

- Weise, J. (n.d.). The Cyborg Jillian Weise
Wheelchair Sports Camp. (2015). Wheelchair Sports Camp

- New York State Education Department (2023). "State Education Department Statement on Release of the Use of Biometric Identifying Technology in Schools Report." August 7.

Study Questions and full transcript available at thereceivedwisdom.org.

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