Stanford professor lectures on artificial intelligence and the humanities
Contact: Mary Pollitz and Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State hosts Stanford University professor Michele Elam to discuss artificial intelligence and its impact on the humanities.
Scheduled for Feb. 12, 4 p.m., in Griffis Hall’s Forum Room, Elam’s Black History Month lecture “AI and the Performance of Race” is the final piece of the yearlong Orators Lecture Series theme “Writing Humanity’s Next Chapter: Artistic Expressions in the Time of AI.” Elam is the William Robertson Coe Professor of Humanities in Standford University’s English Department.
Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College and MSU’s African American Studies program host the free and open to the public event. Donald Shaffer, African American Studies director, will provide introductory remarks and Professor of Communication/Theatre Donna Clevinger, Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College Senior Faculty Fellow, will moderate the lecture. A question-and-answer session will follow the talk, fostering meaningful discussions on the future of AI and its place in humanities.
Elam’s work and research focus on how the humanities and arts remain relevant in an age of artificial intelligence and other transformative technologies. Her work bridges the gap between technological innovation and humanistic values, positioning her as a key figure in discussions on responsible AI development. She is the author of “Race, Work, and Desire in American Literature” (Cambridge University Press, 2003); “The Souls of Mixed Folk: Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in the New Millennium” (Stanford University Press, 2011); and “The Cambridge Companion to James Baldwin” (Cambridge University Press, 2015).
The Orators Lecture Series invites speakers, representing various campus disciplines, to engage and enrich the campus and local communities through research, coursework and public forums. These scholarly presentations are made possible through the generous support of the Shackouls Honors College and through its on- and off-campus interdisciplinary partnerships.
For more information about the event, call 662-325-2522 or email dclevinger@honors.msstate.edu.
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