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 /\n	\n	From everyday apps to complex algorithms\, technology has the potenti
 al to hide\, speed\, and even deepen discrimination\, while appearing neut
 ral and even benevolent when compared to racist practices of a previous er
 a. In this talk\, Ruha Benjamin presents the concept of the “New Jim Code'
  to explore a range of discriminatory designs that encode inequity: by exp
 licitly amplifying racial hierarchies\, by ignoring but thereby replicatin
 g social divisions\, or by aiming to fix racial bias but ultimately doing 
 quite the opposite. We will also consider how race itself is a kind of too
 l designed to stratify and sanctify social injustice and discuss how techn
 ology is and can be used toward liberatory ends. This presentation takes u
 s into the world of biased bots\, altruistic algorithms\, and their many e
 ntanglements\, and provides conceptual tools to decode tech promises with 
 sociologically informed skepticism. In doing so\, it challenges us to ques
 tion not only the technologies we are sold\, but also the ones we manufact
 ure ourselves.\n	\n	Dr. Ruha Benjamin is an Associate Professor of African A
 merican Studies at Princeton University\, where she studies the social dim
 ensions of science\, technology\, and medicine. She is also the founder of
  the JUST DATA Lab and the author of two books\, 'People's Science' (Stanf
 ord) and 'Race After Technology' (Polity)\, and editor of 'Captivating Tec
 hnology' (Duke). She writes\, teaches\, and speaks widely about the relati
 onship between knowledge and power\, race and citizenship\, health and jus
 tice.\n	\n	This event is part of the Feminist and Accessible Publishing and 
 Communications Technologies Speaker and Workshop Series (https://www.femin
 istandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.com). This series was made possibl
 e thanks to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada\
 , the Institute for Gender\, Sexuality\, and Feminist Studies of McGill\, 
 MILA\, the Dean of Arts Development Fund of McGill\, Media @McGill\, McGil
 l's Department of History and Classical Studies\, the William Dawson Fund\
 , RéQEF\, the Moving Image Research Laboratory\, Element AI\, and L'Euguél
 ionne: Montreal's Feminist Bookstore.\n	\n	There is no fee required to atten
 d this event. Notes on accessibility will be announced closer to the event
 .\n
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LOCATION:Room 118\, Wilson Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2A7\, 3506 rue U
 niversity
SUMMARY:Ruha Benjamin on The New Jim Code: Race After Technology
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/igsf/channels/event/ruha-benjamin-new-jim-code-ra
 ce-after-technology-296370
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