From Aristotle’s ancient conception of the soul, to Ibn Rushd’s 12th-century analytics of the intellect, to the information theory underlying neural networks, scholars have queried the agency of things and […]
From everyday apps to complex algorithms, technology has the potential to hide, speed, and deepen discrimination, while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to racist practices of a previous era. This talk explores […]
As part of the Fire and Freedom Exhibition, please join the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries on Thursday April 9th from 12-1 via zoom to hear Dr. Psyche […]
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As a keynote lecture for the 2020 Spanish and Portuguese Academic Research Conference (SPARC), Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro will present this talk. She is an award-winning Puerto Rican novelist, short story […]
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*This event has been cancelled. The organizers hope to reschedule at a later time.* Marking Time shows how imprisoned people turn ordinary objects into elaborate works of art, working with […]
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Unfortunately, Byllye Avery will be unable to travel to Gainesville at this time. The events featuring Byllye Avery, including the lecture and discussion scheduled for Friday, March 13th, have been […]
Dr. Rosana Resende (UF Center for Latin American Studies) will examine a history of racial oppression within Latin America and the Latinx diaspora and how it persists to this day. […]
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Raja Rahim (PhD Candidate, UF History) will discuss the history of suppressing Black athletes attempting to use their platform to promote social issues. Solidarity Sessions is a discussion series presented […]
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In Colonial Fantasies, Imperial Realities: Race Science and the Making of Polishness on the Fringes of the German Empire, 1840-1920, Lenny Ureña Valerio offers a transnational approach to Polish-German relations […]
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As part of the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere 2019-20 Speaker Series Rethinking the Public Sphere Part I: Race and the Promise of Participation and in preparation […]