In this episode I unpack Scott and Elliott’s (2020) publication titled “STEM diversity and inclusion efforts for women of color: A critique of the new labor system,” which uses the metaphor of sharecropping to problematize the new labor system around STEM education and careers.

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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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00:00 Intro

00:22 Abstract

01:13 My single sentence summary

01:44 Paper introduction

03:00 Background

05:13 Sharecropping and efforts on diversity in computing

08:00 Constraints due to unquenchable debt

08:42 Differential effects

11:18 Lingering questions and thoughts

12:09 Whose interests are being served by the push for CS education?

13:31 Outro