The Chronicle of Higher Education is sponsoring an
online discussion on the work of a growing number of
scholars who believe that the focus on the "digital
divide" may be doing more harm than good. These
scholars, who do not dispute the inequities that result
in some segments of American society having limited
access to technology, say that the focus on "digital
divide" may be creating an image of minority groups
as technophobic charity cases and that this focus may
discourage businesses and educators from developing
Web content that could appeal to minority communities.
One of the scholars who is studying the impact of the "digital
divide" debate -- Tara McPherson of the University of Southern
California -- will respond to comments and questions about
these issues in the live, online discussion, on Wednesday,
November 7, at 2 p.m. U.S. Eastern time. Ms. McPherson recently
helped organize an academic conference on "Race in Digital
Space" and studies issues of race, gender, and ethnicity in
new media.
The Chronicle invites members of this list to read an article
about this new development in the "digital divide" debate,
to join the discussion with Ms. McPherson, and to pose
comments or questions for her (advance questions are
encouraged and may be posted now) at:
http://www.chronicle.com/colloquylive/
A transcript of the discussion will be posted at that URL after
the chat is over.
Scott Jaschik
Editor
The Chronicle of Higher Education
scott.jaschik@chronicle.com
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