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 […]
*Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this event was moved from April to October. Some of the speakers, locations, and times listed below may be subject to change as plans for […]
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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*This event has been cancelled.* Are you interested in learning more about reparations to historically oppressed minority groups, especially African-Americans and Native Americans? Would you like to talk with other […]
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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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*This event has been postponed. Updates coming soon.* The UF Synergies series features informal talks by the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere’s Rothman Faculty Summer Fellows, Tedder […]
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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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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 […]
As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration for the UF African American Studies Program, the Institute of Black Culture will present three panels at this symposium featuring faculty, alumni, students, […]