CAS/MillerComm Lecture Series: The Genealogical Sublime: New Narratives of Numerical Selves
- Event Date: Monday, September 13, 2021
- Time: 4:00 pm (CDT)
- Location: Online via Zoom
- Cost: Free
Professor Julia Creet of York University will present on her latest research on the genealogy industry. Her research explores the widespread phenomenon of desiring to know one’s ethnic origins to thus better “know” oneself, as well as the complex practices behind the major organizations with genealogical databases. Her work in multiple media thus explores questions of data privacy, identity politics, ethics, and genetics.
This talk is a part of the CAS/MillerComm Lecture Series, which is a public events series that brings to campus people who offer unique cross-disciplinary contributions to the intellectual and cultural life of the university.
This Center for Advanced Study event is hosted by the Department of Comparative and World Literature in conjunction with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Department of Computer Science, Department of History, Department of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, Humanities Research Institute, School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Spurlock Museum, and Unit for Criticism.
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