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Exploring the Data Visualizations of W.E.B. Du Bois
This is a special virtual Lecture organised as part of Black History Month. It will be hosted on Zoom.
At the 1900 Paris Exposition, an all African-American team lead by scholar and activist W.E.B. Du Bois sought to challenge and recontextualize the perception of African-Americans at the dawn of the 20th-century. In less than 5 months, his team conducted sociological research and hand-made more than 60 large data visualization posters for a massive European audience which ultimately awarded Du Bois a gold medal for his efforts. While relatively obscure until recently, the ramification of his landmark work remains challenging and especially important in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Date:
23 October 2020, 15:30
Venue:
Venue to be announced
Speaker:
Jason Forrest (McKinsey & Co, New York)
Organising department:
Department of Statistics
Organisers:
Professor Christl Donnelly (University of Oxford),
Beverley Lane (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
events@stats.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Professor Christl Donnelly (University of Oxford)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/events/black-history-month-lecture-tuesday-6th-october-2020/
Cost:
No charge
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Beverley Lane
