Events

Join author Catherine Knight Steele for this conversation with Data & Society's Policy Research Analyst Serena Oduro, inspired by Catherine Knight Steele's new book "Digital Black Feminism" (NYU Press). Provocations and Q&A follow the discussion. Buy your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/14284/9781479808380.

Problems of algorithmic bias are often framed in terms of lack of representative data or formal fairness optimization constraints to be applied to automated decision-making systems. However, these discussions sidestep deeper issues with data used in AI, including problematic categorizations and the extractive logics of crowdwork and data mining. In this talk, I make two […]

Abstract: Dr. Nettrice Gaskins refers to three main modes of TVC activity: reappropriation, remixing, and improvisation, to guide people from research into practice. Drawing on real-world examples, she shows how TVC creates dynamic learning environments where underrepresented ethnic students feel that they belong. Students who remix computationally, for instance, have larger toolkits of computational skills […]

Poster House is thrilled to welcome Dr. Cheryl D. Miller and Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton for an evening celebrating the contributions of Black women to the field of graphic design. Accomplished designers in their own right, Miller & Arceneaux-Sutton will join forces to uplift the legacy of Black women designers, paying special attention to those that have […]

Join author Rajesh Veeraraghavan for this conversation with Data & Society's AI on the Ground Postdoctoral Researcher Ranjit Singh, inspired by Veeraraghavan's new book "Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India" (Oxford University Press). Provocations and Q&A follow the discussion. Buy your copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/14284/9780197567821.

Sarah Jackson and Sara Lomax-Reese will discuss why black women owned media matters and the challenges faced by women in media About this event​ Professor Sarah Jackson and Sara Lomax-Reese (C'87) will discuss why black women owned media matters and the challenges faced by women in media. About the Speakers Sara Lomax-Reese is the President […]