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How We Express Identity Through Technology | Dr. Tricia Wang on Anthropology & Apps

How We Express Identity Through Technology | Dr. Tricia Wang on Anthropology & Apps

American Anthropological Association

41K views 7 years ago

Warm-up Questions

When you hear the title, what do you think it means to “express identity through technology”?
What kinds of apps do you think the speaker will talk about in this video?
How do you think anthropology connects to technology and apps?

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How We Express Identity Through Technology | Dr. Tricia Wang on Anthropology & Apps

What anthropology is and why it matters (00:00 – 00:54)

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1. According to the video, anthropology is the study of…

only ancient history
animals and nature
us (people and human life)

2. Which list is mentioned as part of what anthropology studies?

Only our jobs and salaries
Only technology and machines
Our clothes, homes, bodies, and how we talk/think

3. Why was the video series created (according to the introduction)?

To teach people how to build apps
To advertise new smartphones
To showcase how anthropologists tackle pressing problems and contribute to human understanding

How We Express Identity Through Technology | Dr. Tricia Wang on Anthropology & Apps

Technology, identity, and the “flip” from business to human questions (00:54 – 02:12)

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1. What does Tricia Wang say the way we use technology is?

The same for everyone
Mostly random and meaningless
An expression of our identity

2. What point does she make about people’s identities?

We have multiple, elastic identities and different selves
Identity only exists online
We have one fixed identity everywhere

3. What does she call translating a business question into a human question?

The algorithm
The flip
The shortcut

How We Express Identity Through Technology | Dr. Tricia Wang on Anthropology & Apps

Fieldwork, shared human concerns, and resisting oppressive systems (02:12 – 03:31)

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1. When Tricia Wang says she is doing her best fieldwork, what does she emphasize?

It’s really about her learning by getting close to people
It’s mainly about collecting numbers and statistics
It’s about avoiding personal involvement

2. Which concern does she mention as something many people think about?

How to design better app features
What do I want to be remembered for?
How to become famous quickly

3. Why does she say we need more anthropologists?

To make people spend more time online
To resist systems and help us realize we have choices
To replace engineers in every company

How We Express Identity Through Technology | Dr. Tricia Wang on Anthropology & Apps

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1. What is one main message of the video?

Apps can be designed without understanding people
Understanding humans and identity helps build better technology and society
Technology always makes identity simpler

2. Why might companies benefit from anthropologists (according to the speaker)?

Anthropologists mainly write computer code
Anthropologists stop people from using apps
Anthropologists can translate business problems into human questions

3. What does the speaker suggest about systems we grow up in?

They can be oppressive and should be questioned
They cannot be changed by human choices
They are always fair and supportive

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

How We Express Identity Through Technology | Dr. Tricia Wang on Anthropology & Apps

Do you act like a different “self” on different apps (for example, Instagram vs. Reddit)? Give an example.
What is a business question that a company might ask, and what would be the “human question” behind it?
The speaker says systems can be oppressive. What systems do people face today (school, work, social media, etc.) and why?
What does it mean to “have a choice” in how we use technology? What choices can you make this week?

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