About this Event
Speaker: Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University
Respondent: Tracy K. Smith, Harvard University
The Tanner Lectures with Ruha Benjamin: Imagining Beyond the Artificial Intelligentsia
Lecture Two: Dystopia, Utopia, or UStopia? From Artificial Intelligence to Abundant Imagination
In this talk, Ruha Benjamin takes us into the liberating power of the imagination. Deadly systems shaped by white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, colonialism, and eugenics all emerged from the human imagination, and have real-world, often deadly impacts. To fight harmful systems and create a world in which everyone can thrive, we will have to imagine things differently. Drawing on work that critically examines tech-mediated inequities and engagement with grassroots approaches to viral justice, she offers a pragmatic and poetic approach to worldbuilding that invites each of us to consider the role we play in maintaining or transforming the oppressive status quo.
This is the second of two Tanner Lectures by Ruha Benjamin.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Paine Hall, 3 Oxford Street, Cambridge, United States
USD 0.00
