Why we exist: The Race After Technology Book Club is a space for connecting industry folks with current academic inquiry, where we can gain the tools and vocabulary to understand the dynamics at play when it comes to technologies produced in societies entrenched in racism; the insight and instincts to question the immutability of a future determined by technology; and where we grow relationships to support our ongoing individual and collective actions to address these challenges within the design + tech communities.
What we’ve learned With each cohort, we have learned how to better support folks to dive into challenging material, while supporting both individual journey and relationship/community building.
To read the “whole story” of how we came to be, and our approach, you may want to check out this paper written by Anya Mitchell, a Design Master’s student at the University of Chicago, and a Cohort 4 Book Club participant.
80+
Number of total participants via 4 distinct cohorts.
2
Number of times Dr. Ruha Benjamin has joined our Book Club for a 60 minute conversation / Q+A.
5
Number of facilitators trained. We started with 1, now we are 6!
