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Upcoming Events

Keynote Address with Ruha Benjamin and 2019 Critical Race and Digital Studies Conference: Race, Technology, & the Future: Setting the Agenda

Keynote Address with Ruha Benjamin and 2019 Critical Race and Digital Studies Conference: Race, Technology, & the Future: Setting the Agenda

Tue, May 28, 2019, 5:00 pm

2019 AAS Alumni Mix & Mingle

2019 AAS Alumni Mix & Mingle

Fri, May 31, 2019, 2:00 pm

Location: Stanhope Hall

Book Launch for Ruha Benjamin's New Release, Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code

Book Launch for Ruha Benjamin's New Release, Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code

Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 6:30 pm

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