Dr. Safiya U. Noble to headline Kegley Institute of Ethics Fall Lecture

Lecture among several KIE events being held throughout semester

By California State University, Bakersfield

September 14^th, 2023

The Kegley Institute of Ethics has announced that professor and author Dr. Safiya U. Noble will be the featured speaker of this year’s Fall Lecture.

The event will be held on Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Dore Theatre. Dr. Noble will speak about her book “Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism” The lecture is free and open to the public.

Dr. Noble is a professor of gender studies and African American studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she also serves as faculty director of the Center on Race and Digital Justice.

Her academic research focuses on the internet and its impact on society, examining the ways that digital media intersects with issues of race, gender, culture and technology.

Dr. Noble has a Ph.D. and master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor’s in sociology from Fresno State, where she was given a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018.

The lecture is just one of the events that the Kegley Institute is hosting this fall, many of which share a similar focus.

“I'm really excited for our fall slate of events and delighted to be partnering with many different groups on campus and in the community,” said Interim KIE Director Dr. Nate Olson. “Many of our events this fall address themes of inclusion and community. From talks that explore how technology can be used to both unite and divide — highlighted by our 19th Annual KIE Fall Lecture by Dr. Safiya Noble — to events that center underrepresented voices, including pioneers in the disability rights movement and leaders of the queer and transgender Pacific Islander community, our events are designed to prompt discussion about what it means to be an inclusive community.”

Here is the schedule for the rest of KIE’s fall events, which run through Dec. 1.

Sept. 30: Ethics Across the Curriculum workshop at 9 a.m. in Room 1108 of the Humanities Complex. This event is for CSUB faculty only.

Oct. 5: KIE Faculty Colloquium: “OUTober Brown Bag: Queer and/or Transgender Pacific Islander (QTPI) Experiences,” featuring Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies Dr. Jeremiah Sataraka, 12 p.m. in the Student Union Multi-Purpose Room. The event is free and open to the public.

Oct. 12: Ethics in Film screening of “Crip Camp,” a One Book Project event co-hosted with Services for Students with Disabilities. The free and public screening will take place at 6 p.m. in the Student Housing East Multi-Purpose Room.

Oct. 25: Mónica Castellanos: “Saving Lives: The Work of Consul Gilberto Bosques in France,” 6:30 p.m. in the Stockdale Room. This event is free and open to the public.

Nov. 14: CSUB Perspectives on Ethics and AI, 6 p.m. in the Dezember Reading Room in the Walter W. Stiern Library. This event is free and open to the public.

Nov. 17: Ethics Across the Curriculum Workshop: “Engagement and Building Community” with Dr. Amy Ressler. 12 p.m. in Humanities Complex Room 1108. This workshop is for CSUB faculty and staff only.