FedEx Institute of Technology
Technology Serving Humanity Speaker Series 2021-2022
Featuring scholars within the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and non-technical disciplines
As the world moves rapidly into an era promising massive hyper-disruptive change driven both by new technological innovations and the collapse of disciplines, the FedEx Institute of Technology of the University of Memphis is launching a new public lecture series focusing on the deeper underpinnings and impacts of this change on individuals and communities. This Technology Serving Humanity series will focus on the social, political, philosophical, and humanistic considerations, rather than on technological aspects. The goal is to help our regional community understand and hopefully play an active role in navigating or shaping the expected disruptions and changes.
Leading international scholars in the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and non-technical disciplines will be invited to the University of Memphis to present a monthly public talk as part of the series starting the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.
Faculty across campus who would like to nominate a distinguished speaker with a national or international academic reputation are encouraged to contact Dr. Deborah Tollefsen, professor of Philosophy and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, who is leading this effort at dtollfsn@memphis.edu with suggestions. Full press release here.