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Dr. Safiya Noble is a 2021 MacArthur Fellow and author of the highly acclaimed 'Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism'. For adults.
The Malibu Library Speaker Series presents Dr. Safiya Noble at Malibu Library on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 7 pm. Dr. Noble is a 2021 MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of the NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award, and author of the highly acclaimed Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. She is an internet studies scholar and professor of Gender Studies and African American Studies at UCLA, where she serves as the faculty director for the Center on Race & Digital Justice and the co-director for the Minderoo Initiative on Tech & Power, and where she co-founded the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry.
Dr. Noble and her work have been featured in Time, The Guardian, the BBC, CNN International, Wired, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone, among many others. Her talks and research focus on the ways that digital media impacts our lives and intersects with issues of race, gender, culture, and technology.
The landscape of information is rapidly shifting as new imperatives and demands push to the fore increasing investment in digital technologies. Yet, critical information scholars continue to demonstrate how digital technology and its narratives are shaped by and infused with values that are not impartial. In this talk, Dr. Noble will discuss her book Algorithms of Oppression and delve into issues ranging from marginalization and misrepresentation in commercial information platforms like Google search, to the profound power struggles that violate civil, human, and collective rights through AI and machine learning projects.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Older Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations | History, Society, & Culture | Books, Poetry, & Writing |
TAGS: | Malibu Library Speaker Series |
Malibu Library, located in the Malibu Civic Center Complex, was established in 1970 by the County of Los Angeles Public Library. Prior to 1970, a bookmobile provided library service to the Malibu community serving residents in Topanga Canyon and along the Pacific Coast Highway.
On April 22, 2012, a grand opening celebration was held to mark the completion of a $6 million renovation of the Malibu Library, designed by the architectural firm of LPA, Inc. and funded by revenue generated from local property taxes.
The new sustainable, LEED-certified library has been redesigned to represent Malibu's sand, sea and sun culture with features such as:
-A replica of the Adamson House tile rug in the main lobby
-A photographic exhibit featuring historical images of the area
-The Children's area featuring a marine life motif, including an 8' by 14' porcelain tile art piece designed by artist Christine Nguyen
-A Teen area that embraces Malibu's surf culture.
