Events
SHAKA MCGLOTTEN, “THE BLACK DATA PROJECT”
Shaka McGlotten, Assoc. Prof. Media Studies and Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Prof. Media Studies (SUNY Purchase), presents: “THE BLACK DATA PROJECT” PUBLIC LECTURE, THURS. OCT. 26, 2017, CONE 113, 2:00-3:30. “Black data” is an associative, atmospheric heuristic intended to evoke an interlocking assemblage of meanings tied to technology, politics, and racialized blackness: the opacities of technological black boxes, […]
RACHEL CARSON’S ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC AND NORTH CAROLINA TODAY
Dr. Robert Musil, president and CEO of the Rachel Carson Council presents: “RACHEL CARSON’S ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC AND NORTH CAROLINA TODAY” Public Lecture, Wed. Oct. 25, 2017, SAC Salon A, 2:00-3:30. Musil is a former executive director and CEO of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Physicians for Social Responsibility. A senior fellow and adjunct professor of the […]
FERTILITY FOR COLORED GIRLS: DEBUNKING RACIAL MYTHS BY NARRATING STORIES OF (IN)FERTILITY
The Ethics Center is pleased to cosponsor this event
BENJAMIN HIPPEN, “ETHICAL CHALLENGES POSED BY APO L-1 SCREENING IN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION”
Benjamin Hippen (MD, FASN, FAST. Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Metrolina Nephrology Associates P.A. and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) presents: “ETHICAL CHALLENGES POSED BY APO L-1 SCREENING IN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION” Lunch workshop, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, Cone 112, 12:30-1:45. Free and open to the public – but please RSVP […]
MARGARET HU, ‘ALGORITHMIC JIM CROW”
Margaret Hu, Assoc. Prof. Law, Washington and Lee University, presents: “ALGORITHMIC JIM CROW” Public Lecture, Thurs., Sept. 28, 2017, Cone 113, 2:00-3:30. Everyone welcome! Abstract: This presentation contends that immigration- and security-related vetting protocols risk promulgating an algorithmically-driven form of Jim Crow. Under the “separate but equal” discrimination of a historic Jim Crow regime, state laws […]
ANNUAL CENTER BREAKFAST, SEPT. 6
Please join us for the annual Ethics Center Breakfast on Wed. Sept. 6, 7:30-9:00, Cone 210. We’ll have our annual opportunity to reconnect with one another, as well as announcements and discussion about Center programming for the upcoming year. We’re very excited about some of what we’ve been able to line up, including a series on […]
ROBIN JAMES ON NPR ON “DANGEROUS WOMAN”
Center Governance Committee member Robin James appeared on NPR’s “On Point” in a segment called “‘Dangerous Woman:’ Pop and Feminism” at the end of May. Listen to the show here.
ETHICS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS: REGISTRATION OPEN!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2017 ETHICS CONFERENCE FOR SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONALS. REGISTER AT SOCIALWORK.UNCC.EDU (DIRECT LINK HERE)
SU’AD KHABEER, “MUSLIM COOL” (NOW RESCHEDULED)
(RESCHEDULED TIME BELOW) Su’ad Khabeer, Asst. Prof. Anthropology, Purdue University, presents: “MUSLIM COOL: RACE, RELIGION AND HIP HOP IN THE UNITED STATES” Public Lecture, Mon., April 24, 2017, Cone 113, 12:30-2:00. Everyone welcome! Lunchtime pIzza provided. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar-artist-activist who uses anthropology and perference to explore the intersections of race and popular culture. […]