Reading Response 09: Personal Reflection

Personal Reflection (RR09)

For this assignment, write a personal reflection that connects themes from our readings to a personal experience you have had with technology.

Assigned Readings:

Brayne, Sarah. Big Data Surveillance: The Case of Policing. American Sociological Review, vol. 82, no. 5, 2017, pp. 9771008.
Browne, Simone. “Branding Blackness: Biometric Tech and the Surveillance of Blackness,” Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness. Duke University Press, 2015, pp. 89-129
Gilliard, Chris, “” Urban Omnibus (Digital Frictions), January, 2020. Accessed online.

What to Do:

Engage the readings: Identify at least one key concept from each author and briefly summarize each one.
Make it personal: Connect those concepts to a personal life experience where you interact(ed) with technology. This could be an everyday moment or something more singular.
Reflect critically: Ask yourself questions such as:
- How is digital or biometric surveillance racialized? Why, as Browne claims, arent these technologies postracialized?
- What do you think of Brownes concept of critical biometric consciousness?
- How do your own position and identity shape how you experience surveillance?

Format & Requirements:

Length: 300-500 words
Format: Google Doc, Word Doc, or PDF
Reference both readings (at least one quotation or paraphrase from each)
Clear connection to your own lived experience
Focus on analysis and reflection, not just summary
Cite your sources
- This includes disclosure of your use of GenAI tools, if employed.

Reading Response Rubric

Reading Response Rubric
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
Responds fully to the given prompt	4 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	/ 4 pts
Includes critical reflection	2 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	/ 2 pts
Includes proper use of citations	2 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	/ 2 pts
On-time submission	2 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks	/ 2 pts
Total Points: 0

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