{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Kate Miltner: \u201cSchool\u2019s Out\u201d","description":"Dr. Kate Miltner is a technology and society researcher examining the ways that technology, identity, and structural power intersect. Coming from a background in tech and advertising, Dr. Miltner conducts ethnographic research that digs into things we\u2019re so close to, we may not even take notice. She\u2019s taken a closer look at memes as cultural artifacts, in particular those cute but spelling-optional Lolcat memes, and is now examining coding boot camps and the \u201clearn to code\u201d movement and whether the hype around learning to code is really the solution many think it is. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:   Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media Age by Alice E. Marwick Cheez Town Crier, the hub for Lolcats fans  This Woman Getting a Master's Degree In LolCats Will Be Richer Than You by Adrian Chen, Gawker (with the Princess Bride-esque final line: \u201cMeme culture is serious business these days. Anyone who tries to convince you otherwise wants to sell you something.\u201d The World Made Meme: Public Conversations and Participatory Media, by Ryan Milner  \u201cOne part politics, one part technology, one part history\u201d: Racial representation in the Unicode 7.0 emoji set\u201d - Kate\u2019s article in New Media and Society  Mar Hicks\u2019s episode on Stayin\u2019 Alive in Tech: \u201cWe Belong\u201d  April Wensel\u2019s episode on Stayin\u2019 Alive in Tech: \u201cBetter People\u201d Nathan Ensmenger's book:  The Computer Boys Take Over: Computers, Programmers, and the Politics of Technical Expertise (History of Computing)  MUSICAL INSPIRATION FOR THIS EPISODE ON SPOTIFY:  &quot;School's Out&quot; by Alice Cooper &amp;nbsp;ABOUT THIS PODCAST Stayin' Alive in Tech is an oral history of Silicon Valley and technology. Melinda Byerley, the host, is a 20-year veteran of Silicon Valley and the founder of Timeshare CMO, a digital marketing intelligence firm, based in San Francisco. We really appreciate your reviews, shares on social media, and your recommendations for future guests. And  check out our Spotify playlist for all the songs we refer to on our show.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Stayin' Alive in Technology","author_url":"https:\/\/stayinaliveintech.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13416398\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/0085b8\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/66451877"}