Since its founding in 1921,the Communist Party of China(CPC)has placed great importance on building good conduct.In doing so,it has nurtured and upheld a series of fine traditions,such as integrating theory with pract...Since its founding in 1921,the Communist Party of China(CPC)has placed great importance on building good conduct.In doing so,it has nurtured and upheld a series of fine traditions,such as integrating theory with practice,maintaining close ties with the people,practicing criticism and self-criticism,dedicating itself to hard work and simple living,and staying realistic and pragmatic.展开更多
Starting with Philip E.Agre’s 1997 essay on“critical technical practice”,we consider examples of writings from computer science where authors describe“waking up”from a previously narrow technical approach to the ...Starting with Philip E.Agre’s 1997 essay on“critical technical practice”,we consider examples of writings from computer science where authors describe“waking up”from a previously narrow technical approach to the world,enabling them to recognize how their previous efforts towards social change had been ineffective.We use these examples first to talk about the underlying assumptions of a technology-centric approach to social problems,and second to theorize these awakenings in terms of Paulo Freire’s idea of critical consciousness.Specifically,understanding these awakenings among technical practitioners as examples of this more general phenomenon gives guidance for how we might encourage and guide critical awakenings in order to get more technologists working effectively towards positive social change.展开更多
文摘Since its founding in 1921,the Communist Party of China(CPC)has placed great importance on building good conduct.In doing so,it has nurtured and upheld a series of fine traditions,such as integrating theory with practice,maintaining close ties with the people,practicing criticism and self-criticism,dedicating itself to hard work and simple living,and staying realistic and pragmatic.
文摘Starting with Philip E.Agre’s 1997 essay on“critical technical practice”,we consider examples of writings from computer science where authors describe“waking up”from a previously narrow technical approach to the world,enabling them to recognize how their previous efforts towards social change had been ineffective.We use these examples first to talk about the underlying assumptions of a technology-centric approach to social problems,and second to theorize these awakenings in terms of Paulo Freire’s idea of critical consciousness.Specifically,understanding these awakenings among technical practitioners as examples of this more general phenomenon gives guidance for how we might encourage and guide critical awakenings in order to get more technologists working effectively towards positive social change.
