The Shannon Lecture Series is back at Carleton University this fall with the theme: Black Histories and Futures of Science and Technology. Curated by Alexa Lepera, Assistant Curator of Domestic Environments and Social Diversity at Ingenium, the series will explore the complex relationship between anti-Black racism and technology, highlighting how technology has both enabled Black resistance and contributed to community building and liberation.
This year’s lectures will bring together speakers from diverse disciplines to examine Black histories in fields such as transportation, agriculture, sports, science, and media. The first session, Ingenium’s Black and African Canadian Scientific and Technological Innovations Fellowship, will be held virtually on October 21 at 7 p.m. Additional sessions are planned for November, December, and January at the Dominion-Chalmers Centre.
Sounds like a fascinating series…hope it is well attended.