Honors Arkansas Forum

Privacy

Modified: 2022-11-08

Here is the outline for the 2023 Honors Arkansas forum: Privacy

Honors Arkansas Forum, May 15-26 (HNRC 300VH, 1 or 3 hours of credit)

PRIVACY

May 2023 Intersession (open to Honors Arkansas students, faculty, and staff).

ZOOM venue—forum conducted live, recorded, and posted on Blackboard (students).

Live broadcast on Honors Arkansas YouTube (faculty and community).

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Faculty presentations).

10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. (Seminars).

Please enter the meeting with video off and microphone muted.

Honors Coordinators

Lynda Coon, Dean of the Honors College, UAF
John Treat, Director of Interdisciplinary and Curricular Learning, UAF

Faculty Researchers

Marlon Blackwell, Distinguished Professor/E. Fay Jones Chair, Architecture, UAF
Lynda Coon, Professor of History/Dean of the Honors College, UAF
Matthew Evans, Professor of Political Science, NWACC
Chris Farnell, Director, National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission, College of Engineering, UAF
Simon Hawkins, Professor of Anthropology/Director of the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program, UALR
Micah Hester, Head, Medical Humanities, UAMS
Mark Killenbeck, Wylie H. Davis Distinguished Professor of Law, UAF
Mary Lacity, Director, Blockchain Center of Excellence, Walton College of Business, UAF
Sharon Mason, Professor of Philosophy, UCA
Marc Scott, Professor Supply Chain Management, UAF
Karl Schubert, Director of Data Science, Colleges of Engineering, Business, and Arts & Sciences, UAF
John Treat, Director of Interdisciplinary and Curricular Learning, Honors College, UAF
Joshua Youngblood, Rare Books Librarian, Special Collections, Mullins Library, UAF
Katrina Windon, Collections Management and Processing Unit Head, Special Collections, Mullins Library, UAF

Credit Options:

Students may choose a one-hour or three-hour option for HNRC 300VH. The one-hour forum involves attending the daily presentations 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.) from Honors Arkansas faculty, submitting questions the evening before the lecture, and writing a blog post or a Linked-In article. The three-hour forum consists of daily lectures, submitted questions, and afternoon breakout seminars (10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.) on each subject. Finally, participants in the three-hour seminar write a final analysis centered on one of the themes covered in the forum. Honors coordinators will work with students to identify topics for the final essay.

Forum Description:

This forum zooms in on contemporary controversies swirling around the concept of privacy. Disciplinary perspectives include:

Cultural anthropological readings of privacy in global contexts.
Western conceptions of “private space.”
Data science and the ethics of privacy.
Cybersecurity and privacy.
Web 3.0 and privacy.
Legal and constitutional definitions of privacy.
Philosophies of privacy.
Medical readings of privacy and human bodies.
Archival secrets and rights to privacy.
State surveillance and individual privacies.
Architectures of privacy.
Supply chain systems and privacy.

Through this interdisciplinary investigation of “privacies,” students will walk away ready to tackle contemporary problems related to privacy and to do so with historical and cultural competencies.

Forum Requirements:

Each student will submit questions via this form by 5 p.m. on the day before the presentation. The honors coordinators will assemble the questions and queue up enrolled students who will pose them to the presenters.
Students will have the opportunity to share their thoughts and reflections on the presentations with the honors coordinators of Privacy during “virtual office hours” scheduled daily.
Written assignments for the one-hour and three-hour options are below.

One-Hour Forum Assignment: Blog Post or Linked-In Article:

Students enrolled in the one-hour Forum will submit either a blog post of an article on Linked-In.
Each blog post should be about 500 words, submitted as a Word document, double-spaced, with 1 in. margins and 12 pt. Times New Roman font. A title for the post and your personal bio (see below) in italics should be included at the top of the post.
Blog posts should engage critically with the subject under investigation.
Your submissions should be both factual, as far as possible, and analytical in nature.
Your article should include material from the presentation and your continued conversation with the faculty.
Each submission should contain an introductory bio of you under the title in italics.
Please note that your bio will not count toward your word count for the submission.
For example: “Delfina Suarez is a senior honors student majoring in political science at the University of Arkansas. Originally from Searcy, AR, Delfina has been actively involved in activities on campus, including the Volunteer Action Center and the Honors College Ambassadors. After college, Delfina hopes to pursue a graduate degree in public policy.”
For an example of an Honors College Blog, see example from Honors Arkansas Forum Bioethics: https://honorsblog.uark.edu/choice-at-the-end-of-life/

Three-Hour Research Forum: Analytical Essay

Students enrolled in the three-hour Research Forum will work with one of the lecturers to craft an analytical essay centered on that instructor’s area of expertise.
Final essays should be double-spaced and between 2,500-3,000 words. Details to be worked out with honors coordinators.

Due Date for Final Assignments:

5 p.m., Saturday, May 27. Please email your final papers to the honors coordinators.

Grading System:

Participation = 50 points
Blog or Essay = 50 points
TOTAL = 100 points

Grade Breakdown:

A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = Below 60%

Schedule:

Monday, May 15 Presentation #1: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Cultural Anthropological Readings of Privacy

Instructor: Prof. Simon Hawkins (Anthropology, University of Arkansas—Little Rock)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #1: led by Prof. Hawkins (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.)

Break (11:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #1: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

Tuesday, May 16 Presentation #2: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Medical Privacy

Instructor: Prof. Hester (Department of Medical Humanities, UAMS)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #6: led by Prof. Hester (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.).

Break (12:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #6: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

TBD

Wednesday May 17 Presentation #3: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Philosophical Privacy

Instructor: Prof. Mason (Philosophy, University of Central Arkansas)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #3: led by Prof. Mason (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.)

Break (12:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #3: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

Thursday, May 18 Presentation #4: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Legal Privacy

Instructor: Prof. Killenbeck (Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Arkansas—Fayetteville)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #4: led by Prof. Killenbeck (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.)

Break (11:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #4: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings

Friday, May 19 Presentation #5: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Archival Privacy

Instructor: Profs. Windon and Youngblood (Special Collections, University of Arkansas—Fayetteville)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #5: led by Profs. Windon and Youngblood (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.).

Break (11:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #5: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

Saturday, May 20 Presentation #6: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Pre-Modern Privacy and Surveillance

Instructor: Profs. Coon and Treat (History, University of Arkansas—Fayetteville)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #2: Prof. Matthew Evans (Political Science, NWACC), The Political Private/Public Divide (10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)

Break (11:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #2: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

TBD
Panopticon

Monday, May 22 Presentation #7: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Cybersecurity Privacy

Instructor: Prof. Farnell (Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas--Fayetteville)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #7: led by Prof. Farnell (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.)

Break (11:45 p.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #7: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

Tuesday, May 23 Presentation #8: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Web 3.0 and Privacy

Instructor: Prof. Mary Lacity (Director, Blockchain Center of Excellence, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas—Fayetteville)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #8: led by Prof. Lacity (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.)

Break (11:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #8: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

Wednesday, May 24 Presentation #9: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Data Privacy

Instructor: Prof. Karl Schubert (Data Science, University of Arkansas--Fayetteville)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #9: led by Prof. Schubert (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.).

Break (11:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #9: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

Thursday, May 25 Presentation #10: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Architectural Privacy

Instructor: Prof. Marlon Blackwell (Architecture, University of Arkansas—Fayetteville)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #10: led by Prof. Blackwell (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.)

Break (11:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #10: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

Friday, May 26 Presentation #11: 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Supply Chain Privacy

Instructor: Prof. Marc Scott (Supply Chain Management, University of Arkansas—Fayetteville)

Break: 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Seminar #11: led by Prof. Scott (10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.)

Break (11:45 a.m.-noon)

Wrap Up #11: led by Profs. Coon and Treat (noon-12:45 p.m.)

Readings:

Final Paper due by 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 27. Email papers to Blackboard portal.

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