[Peace] racial profiling in the digital age; February 27. Professor Nakamura will be speaking about racial profiling in the digital age

[Karen Medina]

February 27. Professor Nakamura will  be speaking about racial
profiling in the digital age

Friday Forum
February 27 @ 12 noon
Latzer Hall

Surveillance of Virtual Worlds
Lisa Nakamura, Professor, Department of Media Studies, UIUC
Professor Nakamura examines the history of digital profiling in
virtual worlds, such as World of Warcraft and Second Life, and
discusses the possible impacts of this and similar programs upon users
and upon cultural diversity.

The talk is free and open to the public and is in the University Y's
Latzer Hall. Lunch is available through the Y Thai Eatery for $6.00
for non-students and $3 for students (school ID is required). Lunch
reservations are strongly encouraged.

For more information about the other talks in this series, please
visit us online at: http://www.universityymca.org/fridayforum