On April 4, Dr. Charlton D. McIlwain delivers the 2023 Franklin Lecture, titled “Black Software: Retrospect to Prospect.”
In his lecture, Dr. McIlwain brings together the most significant takeaways from his book, Black Software, with arguments never presented in the book — connecting computing technology’s past with the prospect of our future will and ability to make technology work in the service of racial equity and opportunity.
A reception with book sales and signing will follow the lecture.
On April 4, Dr. Charlton D. McIlwain delivers the 2023 Franklin Lecture, titled “Black Software: Retrospect to Prospect.”
In his lecture, Dr. McIlwain brings together the most significant takeaways from his book, Black Software, with arguments never presented in the book — connecting computing technology’s past with the prospect of our future will and ability to make technology work in the service of racial equity and opportunity.
A reception with book sales and signing will follow the lecture.
Dr. McIlwain is a professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. His scholarly work focuses on the intersections of race, digital media, and racial justice activism.
He is the founder of the Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies. In addition to Black Software, he also co-authored the award-winning book, Race Appeal: How Political Candidates Invoke Race in U.S. Political Campaigns.
The Franklin Lecture is held each year at Innis College’s Town Hall in honour of the enduring legacy of Ursula Franklin. In 1984, she became the first woman to be honoured with the title of “University Professor” by the University of Toronto. Dr. Franklin continues to be known for both her significant scientific achievements and her contributions to the humanities and community justice.
The Franklin Lecture features invited scholars who bring the critical study of science, media, and politics to bear in their visions of new political futures.
The Franklin Lecture is a collaborative venture between the Innis College’s Writing & Rhetoric Program, Knowledge Media Design Institute, the Centre for Culture and Technology, the Centre for the Study of the United States, the Black Research Network, and OISE Department of Social Justice Education.
