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Lecture Series 2003-2004 |
Technology, Science and Democracy: What's at Stake?
It is a cliché of our time that technological and scientific advances have changed the world and the way societies interact. We often seem to swim “effortlessly” in this technological environment. With this series, the Kirkland Project seeks to question assumptions about the effects of science and technology on society, culture, and the individual.
We have a very diverse array of speakers and panels planned for the whole academic year. We are hoping to raise questions such as the following:
Who has access to technology? Who benefits from it, and who does not? What are the origins of science? Does science have a race? What is done with the refuse of technology? How can we use technology to work for social justice? What is the impact of technology on ideology, or of ideology on science and technology? How does technology challenge traditional concepts of privacy, freedom, etc.?Schedule of Events:
Fall 2003:
Sunday, September 7, 7 PM • Chapel
Dr. Vandana Shiva “Alternatives to Globalization and War”
Co-sponsors: Levitt Public Affairs Center, Biology, Program in Environmental Studies.
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[Image by Dave Tewksbury.]
Wednesday, September 10, 4 PM • Fillius Events Barn
Kirkland Project Opening Panel and Reception
5 PM Opening reception. Come find out about the Kirkland Project.
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Thursday, September 25, 7 PM Kirner-Johnson Auditorium
“Building Communities Across the Digital Divide”
Mary Bernardine Dias (Hamilton ‘98), David Hakken, Anthropology (SUNY Institute of Technology), Ellen McDermott, a founding partner of BusyInternet, and Marianne Petit, Interactive Telecommunications Program (NYU). Co-sponsored by the department of computer science.
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Photo by Caroline O'Shea '07
Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 PM • Fillius Events Barn
Dick Teresi “Whose Science?”
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Tuesday, October 28, 22nd 4:00 PM • Fillius Events Barn
"Is Hamilton College Accessible to Persons with Disabilities?" a summary and discussion with Danny McLain, RCIL, Utica. Co-sponsored by the Kirkland Endowment and the Dean of Students office.
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Tuesday, November 11, 7:30 PM • Fillius Events Barn
Rachel P. Maines “Vibrators and Viagra: the Double Standard”
Co-sponsors: Psychology, Women’s Studies and Faculty for Women's Concerns.
Sunday, November 16, 4-10 PM • Café Opus
“Who Is Attacking Those Good People Now?”
A festival of films illustrating popular fears of Science and Technology in the Sixties/Seventies.
Spring 2004Tuesday, January 27, at 7:30, Fillius Events Barn
Alex Matthiessen, executive director of Riverkeeper: “The Truth About our Nuclear Neighbor”
Co-sponsors: biology and environmental studies.
Thursday, February 19, at 4:15 p.m., Kirner-Johnson Aud (144)
Technology, Science and Democracy Series
A Screening of Through the Wire, featuring Susan Rosenberg
Co-sponsorship: Faculty for Women’s Concerns, Africana StudiesThursday, February 19, at 7:30 p.m., Fillius Events Barn
Technology, Science and Democracy Series
Joy James and Susan Rosenberg: “Democracy and Captivity: Human Rights, Technology and the ‘Science of Incarceration’”
Co-sponsorship: Faculty for Women’s Concerns, Africana Studies
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Friday, February 20, at 12:00 p.m., Philip Spencer House
Technology, Science and Democracy Series
“Why Medea?” A lunch with Rhodessa Jones.
Co-sponsorship: Performing Arts at Hamilton and ClassicsFriday, February 20, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Dwight Lounge
Workshop: Joy James, Rhodessa Jones and Susan Rosenberg
Co-sponsorship: Faculty for Women’s Concerns, Africana StudiesTuesday, March 2, at 7:30 PM, Fillius Events Barn
Technology, Science and Democracy Series
“Science and Technology Studies in a Postcolonial World: Recent Issues” Sandra Harding, Professor of Education and Women's Studies, UCLA
Co-sponsorship: Faculty for Women’s Concerns, Philosophy and Women's Studies
Link to Hamilton's News ArticleWednesday, March 3, 4:00 p.m., Dwight Lounge, Bristol Campus Center
Technology, Science and Democracy Series
Workshop for faculty: Sandra Harding, Professor of Education and Women's Studies, UCLA
Co-sponsorship: Faculty for Women’s Concerns, Philosophy and Women's StudiesMar 30, 4:15 p.m., Emerson Gallery
Technology, Science and Democracy Series
Lecture by Suzanne Anker, in conjunction with her gallery show.
Co-sponsorship: Emerson Gallery; Office of the Dean of Faculty
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Reading: Nalo Hopkinson, feminist writer of Science Fiction
Co-sponsorship: Faculty for Women’s Concerns, Comparative Literature, English and Globalization Sophomore Seminars
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Saturday, April 17, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Root 205
Writing workshop with Nalo Hopkinson
Co-sponsorship: Faculty for Women’s Concerns, Comparative Literature, English, and Globalization Sophomore Seminars
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