Race is a multi-faceted concept and reality that can function as a representation or a mediating cultural and political technology. Indeed, Chun and many critical race scholars argue that race is a significant organizing force in our everyday lives. In effect, race is similar affect the way we mediate our beliefs of and actions in the world. Conversely, both rhetoric and digital technologies have central roles in developing race and racism in the 21st century. This seminar will explore how race, rhetoric, and technology are interconnected in fundamental ways for writing. This course will draw on work from a variety of fields such as Communications, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, and artistic/critical productions from popular culture. Students will be encouraged to create intersections between reading and their own scholarly interests.