Working Across Disciplines
The benefit of these approaches is that they require less time and effort, and can add breadth by showcasing faculty from different disciplines.
Overview
Responsible computing touches on questions central to many different disciplines. Philosophers ask about the nature of privacy and why we value it; political scientists ask how technology influences political systems; critical race theorists investigate how technology reproduces and reinforces institutional racism; psychologists consider how technology shapes the way we think and behave; disability studies analyze how disabled users ‘hack’ existing technology to make it work them. For these reasons, bringing the perspectives, concepts, and tools from other disciplines into conversation with responsible computing efforts can strongly enhance both teaching and research.
