Events
BEN GREEN, “ALGORITHMIC GOVERNANCE: THE PROMISES AND PERILS OF GOVERNMENT ALGORITHMS”
Oct. 5 (Tuesday), 12:00: Ben Green (Postdoctoral Scholar in the Michigan Society of Fellows, Asst. Prof. Public Policy, Univ. of Michigan), presents as part of our series, Biased AI —> Zoom Registration: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqdOGtqTMvHtwUJylS_jTV_YvCiCOEThwd Abstract: Governments increasingly use algorithms (such as machine learning predictions) to distribute resources and make important decisions. Although these algorithms are often hailed for their ability to improve […]
CENTER AFFILIATE, DR. ROBIN JAMES, PARTICIPATING IN NYU’S INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE SERIES: “CO-OPTING AI”
Dr. Robin James, an affiliate of the Center (and also Associate Professor of Philosophy at UNCC), is participating in an event held by NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge (IPK) on June 3, 2021, titled “Co-Opting AI: Music.” This event “will examine how music is entangled with technological innovation, and AI in particular, and how this is […]
KIM Q. HALL, “CULTIVATING ABLEISM: THE INSTITUTIONAL LIVES OF GARDENS”
April 15 (Thurs.), 1:00: Kim Q. Hall (Prof. Philosophy, Appalachian State) presents as part of our series, Stories for Survivability: How we Talk about Disability Ethics and Why it Matters —> Zoom Registration: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpce6hrjkuH93mCWN-F7U1yBvPeEhPBi8W Kim Q. Hall is Professor of Philosophy at Appalachian State University. Her areas of research interests include Feminist Theory, Disability Studies, Continental Philosophy, Queer […]
MAX LIBOIRON, “COLONIALISM AND ‘CITIZEN’ SCIENCE”
March 22 (1:00pm): Max Liboiron (Assoc. Prof. Geography, Director of the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR), Memorial University, Newfoundland) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research. Liboiron’s work with CLEAR works to create a feminist, anti-colonial, marine science laboratory, which means developing methods that foreground values of […]
ASHLEY SHEW, “NARRATIVES AGAINST ABLEIST TECHNOLOGIES”
March 16 (Tues.), 12:00-1:00: Ashley Shew (Asst. Prof. of Science, Technology and Society, Virginia Tech) presents as part of our series, Stories for Survivability: How we Talk about Disability Ethics and Why it Matters —> Zoom Registration: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsd-mvrDMjHtHI1-CXs8hcLK0NTx9iOzC2 Shew works in philosophy of technology at its intersection with disability studies, emerging technologies, and animal studies. She is author […]
NIKITA SHIEL-ROLLE, “BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE IVORY TOWER: PERSPECTIVES ON EQUITABLE COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH”
Nikita Shiel-Rolle, MSc (Principal Research Scientist, Cat Island Conservation Institute, Bahamas) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research –> Zoom registration: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcuygrD0pGN3z30mrL45Xfph8EjXeW6qr Shiel-Rolle founded the Cat Island Conservation Institute, which is focused on developing climate resilient communities capable of adapting to and withstanding the changing climate, with […]
JOEL MICHAEL REYNOLDS, “WE ARE ALL SOMEBODY’S CHILD: DISABILITY, SPECIESISM, AND THE PROBLEM OF DEHUMANIZATION”
Feb. 25 (Thurs.), 3:00-4:00: Joel Michael Reynolds (Asst. Prof. Philosophy, Georgetown) presents as part of our series, Stories for Survivability: How we Talk about Disability Ethics and Why it Matters —> Zoom Registration: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvd–gqjgsEteZLJ5dlRoWfcoD72UEL852 Reynolds’ work explores the relationship between bodies, values, and society, and is especially concerned with the meaning of disability, the issue of ableism, and […]
PEPIJN AL, “THE VALUE OF COMMUNITIES AND THEIR CONSENT”
Pepijn Al (University of Western Ontario) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research. Pepijn is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Ontario. His work on the value of community consent appears in a 2020 paper in Bioethics. From the abstract for that article: “Community engagement is increasingly […]
OMEGA R. WILSON, “THE COMMUNITY-OWNED AND MANAGED RESEARCH (COMR) MODEL FOR EQUITY IN RESEARCH”
Omega R. Wilson (Co-Founder, West End Revitalization Association (WERA)) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research. Omega co-founded West End Revitalization Association (WERA) in 1994. WERA’s mission: Support access to “basic public health amenities” (safe drinking water, sewer lines, housing, streets, sidewalks, and storm-water management) for […]
UPCOMING TALKS: MODELS FOR EQUITABLE MINORITY INCLUSION IN INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
The Center is pleased to announce the schedule for the remaining speakers in our series: Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research: Feb. 9 (Tues.), 12:00-1:30: Omega Wilson (Co-founder of West End Revitalization Association (WERA)) (pdf flyer here) Feb. 17 (Wed.), 12:00-1:30: Pepijn Al (University of Western Ontario) (pdf flyer here) March 8 (Monday), 12:00-1:00: Nikita Shiel-Rolle, MSc (Principal […]