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Panel Event: Concepts, Sites of Study & Methods for Critical Data Studies

Apr 8, 2025   3:00 - 5:00 pm  
School of Information Sciences, 614 East Daniel St., Champaign IL, Multipurpose Room 4045 on the 4th floor
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Sponsor
School of Information Sciences; Humanities Research Institute; CIRSS
Contact
Janet Eke
E-Mail
jeke@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

We welcome you to join us at the iSchool for an in-person panel discussion and informal reception on Tuesday April 8th. Critical data studies takes on one of the most important issues facing society today: how do we build secure, accessible and equitable information infrastructures to support our communities? Join us for a conversation on the concepts, sites of study, and methods needed to move critical data studies forward. More details here. 

This in-person event will be followed by a reception with light refreshments.

Panelists:
Amelia Acker, University of Texas at Austin, School of Information
Andrea Thomer, University of Arizona College of Information Science
Kyra Milan Abrams, University of Illinois, Informatics

Moderator and Organizer:
Karen Wickett, University of Illinois, School of Information Sciences

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