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You're Racing a Robot
Advances in medicine, means of communication, agricultural technology, genetic engineering, and industrial robotics have brought the country to a drastically new age. Some argue that this technology will bring capitalism into a new and improved level of prosperity for the entire nation, while others argue that technology will be the demise of capitalism and the rise of something new. Some argue that technology will improve the conditions of the hegemonic and dominant identities that are supported by today’s social structures, while some argue that technology will be the tool for today’s activists to reform our nation! Where do you lie? What issues or solutions has this new technological era brought?
Join our panelists:
Tom Hirschl, Professor of Sociology, Cornell University
Pamela Obiomon, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University
Willie Gin, Professor of Political Science, Xavier University
Maria Elena Martinez, Global Organizer and Former Professor of History, Compton Community College
Keith Finlay, Economics, Tulane University
and moderated by:
Ted Quant, Director of the Twomey Institute, Loyola University
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014, 07:00 PM
LBC Kendall Cram
Mr. 1913 Pageant
Patois Film Festival
Patois Film Festival
Born in Flames: Showing November 14th
Join us after the film for a discussion with filmmaker Lizzie Borden, facilitated by Desiree Evans.
Plus, come early for a special presentation by Women with a Vision on their new oral history project!
Co-sponsored by
WWAV and Wildseeds
Working Girls: November 15th
Join us after the film for a discussion with filmmaker Lizzie Borden, facilitated by Elizabeth Steeby.
Co-sponsored by the Sex Workers Outreach Project
Tulane Black Arts Festival: “A Celebration of Black Arts, Culture & Entertainment”
Each year, the Tulane Black Student Union (the tBSU) puts a on a Black Arts Festival on campus. In past years, the Festival has taken various forms ranging from a weeklong lecture series to a singular day of events. Last year’s BAF was themed “Enlightenment, Empowerment and Engagement: An Exploration of Black Arts” was its most successful in tBSU history seeing approximately 2000 attendees over the course of the week which featured a lecture by acclaimed actress and activist Laverne Cox, a discussion on Queering Black Arts with Big Freedia (as well as a bounce workshop) and other smaller scale events. For more information and updates, check out the website and the facebook page. If you would like to be a part of the committee for BAF, please send an email to the address below. Thanks!
Email: tulaneblackartsfest@gmail.com
Website: http://tulaneblackartsfestival.strikingly.com/
Phone: (954) 326-0808
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/697282886969922/