Skip to main content

Critical Data Studies Distinguished Lecture -- Algorithms of Oppression -- How Search Engines Reinforce Racism -- Safiya Umoja Noble

Integrative Data Science Initiative
October 3, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fowler Hall, Stewart Center

Description

Dr. Safiya Noble, author of the widely acclaimed book “Algorithms of Oppression” will deliver the inaugural Critical Data Studies Distinguished Lecture at Purdue University. The talk is part of Purdue’s Sesquicentennial Ideas Festival, and will take place in Fowler Hall on the West Lafayette Campus Wednesday, October 3, at 6PM. 

Noble’s lecture, “Intellectual Freedom and Racial Inequality as Addressed in ‘Algorithms of Oppression,” is aligned with Purdue’s Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign and is part of the Ideas Festival Theme, “Giant Leaps in Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and Automation: Balancing Humanity and Technology.” The Ideas Festival is the centerpiece of the campaign and connects world-renowned speakers and Purdue expertise in a conversation on the most critical problems and opportunities facing our world.

More information:

http://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/2018/08/30/noble-cds-inaugural-lecture/  

Contact Details

Add to calendar

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4600

© 2024 Purdue University | An equal access/equal opportunity university | Copyright Complaints | Maintained by Office of Research

If you have trouble accessing this page because of a disability, please contact Office of Research at vprweb@purdue.edu.