Memo34+--+Ethical+Conundrums

Thomas Solley STSH 4980-01 Senior Thesis Costelloe-Kuehn 10/18/2014

Click here to return to portfolio.

__ Memo 34 -- Ethical Conundrums. __ "This memo should return you to reflection on the ethical issues and double-binds you may well face as your research proceeds. Try to consider the many places where "ethics" (broadly conceived) will be in play -- in the way you describe your project to potential interviewees, for example, in your choice of who to interview (and who to ignore), in the way you describe your interviewees (as in Memo 27)."

Lol where do I start? ethics issues; - "what is human"? - "what is fair access to technology"? - "what is fair access to communication?" - "is communication a right?" - "what are the individual's rights to privacy?"

....... Now, in terms of the project itself, I see the following issues coming into-play; - Selective definitions of movements/trends to fit the "understanding" of the Interviewers - selective "phrasing" of oppositional views to avoid antagonizing interviewees - choice of "experts" to answer questions [assumption of "mastery"] - uninformed non-consenting participatory observation of group/public areas

And taht's all I've got for now.