Writing & Rhetoric Program

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… Continue Reading Franklin Lecture with Charlton McIlwain

On March 25, acclaimed writer and scholar McKenzie Wark will deliver the 2024 Ursula Franklin Lecture, "From Automatic Writing to Automated Writing." In her lecture, Wark will discuss current AI text generation within the longer history of automated writing techniques.The Franklin Lecture is a collaborative venture cosponsored by Innis College's Writing & Rhetoric Program, the… Continue Reading Franklin Lecture with McKenzie Wark