Race and technology are closely intertwined, continuously influencing and reshaping one another. While algorithmic bias has received increased attention in recent years, that is only one of the many ways that technology and race intersect in computer science, public health, digital media, gaming, surveillance, and other domains. To build inclusive technologies that empower us all, we must understand how technologies and race construct one another and with what consequences.
You’re invited to join us as we bring together leading voices at the intersection of race and technology for discussions around data, the internet, justice, genomics, and more. In this virtual speaker series, connect with the distinguished academics and domain experts who are driving this conversation and reshaping the future of research in tech.
The lectures will be presented monthly from 10 AM to 11 AM Pacific Time on the day of the event and will be followed by a live Q&A session with the speaker. Recordings of the complete sessions will be available on demand.
One-time registration provides access to all 14 lectures in the series, making it easy to attend the lectures that work with your schedule. You’ll receive monthly email reminders with event details and a link to join in advance of each lecture.
Find the latest updates, details, and past lectures on our event page.
Lecture series:
May 26, 2021 | Dr. Sareeta Amrute
Racist tropes and labor discipline: How tech inherits and reproduces global imaginaries of race and work
June 30, 2021 | Dr. Kim TallBear
The Vanishing Indian speaks back: Race, genomics, and Indigenous rights
July 28, 2021 | Dr. Charlton McIlwain
Computing technology as racial infrastructure: A history of the present and blueprint for Black future(s)
August 18, 2021 | Dr. Ruha Benjamin
The New Jim Code: Reimagining the default settings of technology & society
September 22, 2021 | Dr. Lisa Nakamura
Women of Color and the digital labor of repair
October 27, 2021 | Dr. Simone Browne
Acrylic, metal, blue and a means of preparation: Imagining and living Black life beyond the surveillance state
November 17, 2021 | Dr. André Brock
On race and technoculture
December 1, 2021 | Dr. Sohini Ramachandran
Our genomes, our selves?
January 26, 2022 | Dr. C. Brandon Ogbunu
Towards a new biology nexus: Race, society and story in the science of life
February 23, 2022 | Dr. Kishonna L. Gray
Intersectional tech: Black praxis in digital gaming
March 30, 2022 | Dr. Tawanna Dillahunt
Building with, not for: A Case Study of Community-Driven Employment Innovations
April 20, 2022 | Dr. Desmond Upton Patton
Designing an AI-driven Neighborhood Navigator with Black and Latinx NYC Residents
June 8, 2022 | Dr. Christina N. Harrington
“Freedom Dreams”: Imagining Inclusive Technology Futures through Co-Design with Black Americans
June 29, 2022 | Dr. A. Nicki Washington
Beyond the Technology: The Need for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education
All presentations and views of external speakers represents their own perspectives and not that of Microsoft
