<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Dear Colleagues:<br><br></div>You are cordially invited to the 16th <a href="http://library.lclark.edu/lib/sherrer.htm">Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture</a> at Lewis & Clark College on Friday Sept. 18 at 3 PM at the Diane Gregg Pavilion. The speaker this year is Dr. Safiya Noble, Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Information Studies at UCLA. Her talk is abstracted below.<br><br></div>"Google Searching for Black Girls: Old Media Stereotypes in New Media Practices"<br><br>Critical information scholars continue to demonstrate how technology and
its narratives are shaped by and infused with values, that is, that it
is not the result of the actions of impartial, disembodied, unpositioned
agents. Technology consists of a set of social practices, situated
within the dynamics of race, gender, class, and politics. Critiques of
technology include the rhetoric around the digital divide, as if access,
skills and connectivity are the primary issues facing women and girls
of color in the realms of the digital. These critiques, however, largely
serve to depoliticize the ways that social systems of power are
embedded in technology practices. This talk is based on a forthcoming
book (NYU Press) about identity for sale in commercial search engines,
where I look deeply at how Google mediates access to information on
racialized and gendered identities in biased ways that reinforce
oppressive social relations. <br><br></div>A reception will follow the lecture and RSVPs to Michelle Pennock at <a href="mailto:mpennock@lclark.edu">mpennock@lclark.edu</a> are encouraged. Directions, maps, and parking information are available on the <a href="http://www.lclark.edu/visit/">Lewis & Clark website</a>. Please note this year's lecture will be held in a different venue than in past years.<br><br></div>We hope you can join us!<br><br></div>Elaine Hirsch<br></div>Associate Director<br></div>Watzek Library<br></div>Lewis & Clark College <br></div>