Renowned author, scholar to speak about digital platforms and marginalized populations 

Nov. 8, 2024 - The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is proud to announce Safiya Noble as the featured speaker of one of this year’s Walker D. and Helen Bryant Wyman Visiting Professorship events. 

Noble, a renowned scholar, author, and professor, will deliver presentations on her acclaimed best-selling book Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism.

A public fireside chat with Noble will take place from 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 in the Kinnickinnic River Theater in the University Center on the UW-River Falls campus. A reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public.

Noble’s research explores the ways in which digital platforms, particularly search engines, can perpetuate systemic racism and bias and often amplify harmful stereotypes. Algorithms of Oppression offers a critical analysis of the power dynamics behind technology and its impact on marginalized communities. 

As a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and co-founder of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, Noble has become a leading voice in discussions about equity in the digital age.

For more information about the event, contact Moira Lynch at moira.lynch@uwrf.edu.