[Lacasis-l] Dec 6 Fall Colloquium, UCLA Department of Info Studies: Identity for Sale in the Age of Google

[Claude Zachary]

Please join us tomorrow for a provocative talk by UCLA Department of Information Studies’ newest faculty member, Dr. Safiya Noble.  Hope to see you there.

LISAA Fall Colloquium
When: Dec 06, 2014 from 10:00 AM
Where: UCLA Young Research Library Presentation Room

Dr. Safiya Noble will be presenting "Searching for Girls: Identity for sale in the Age of Google."

'Just Google it” has become a powerful mantra by educators to students and the public who are seeking information. In this talk, Dr. Safiya U. Noble will discuss some of the ramifications of looking for information on the web, and how search engine bias disproportionally impacts women and girls. Noble will discuss the need for critical digital media literacy and the future of public information, citing research conducted for a forthcoming book from NYU Press.

Safiya Umoja Noble, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She conducts research in socio-cultural informatics; including feminist, historical and political-economic perspectives on computing platforms and software in the public interest. Her research is at the intersection of transnational culture and technology in the design and use of applications on the Internet.

The LISAA Fall Colloquium is an annual series of colloquia featuring the Department of Information Studies’ faculty and their research interests, established with the intent of furthering alumni engagement with the vibrant intellectual life of the Department.  Light refreshments will be served.
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