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On the Military, Technology, and Academia: A Public Lecture with Dr. Roberto Gonzalez

Please join the Department of New Media for a public lecture by Dr. Roberto Gonzalez (San Jose State 免费福利资源在线看片) on the complexities of academic involvement in militarized research.听

Monday, April 13, 2026
6:30 - 8 p.m.
PE 275

About the lecture:听From dual use research during World War II and the Cold War to embedding social scientists in the active military units in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more recently the development of AI-enabled military technology, 免费福利资源在线看片 have engaged with national militaries and defense contractors for over a century. However, as Dr. Gonzalez's lecture will highlight,听these collaborations have been ethically, morally, and academically fraught. As Canadian researchers move forward in increasingly unstable times, Dr. Gonzalez's work reminds us that critical understandings of military collaborations are vital.听

About Dr. Gonzalez:听Roberto J. Gonz谩lez is a cultural anthropologist whose work focuses upon science, technology, and society; militarization and culture; processes of social and cultural control; and ethics in social science.听Professor Gonz谩lez has authored several books including , , , and the co-edited volumes and .听His most recent books are and , and . He is currently completing a book on algorithmic policing technologies in the United States.听Professor Gonz谩lez was recently听awarded the听2026 Comitas Institute Award for Public Knowledge and Engagement. He also serves as President-Elect of the American Ethnological Society.

We thank both the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership (Dr. Susan Dieleman) and the Canada Research Chair in Digital Extremism (Dr. Amy Mack) for their support.听

Room or Area: 
275

Contact:

Amy Mack | ac.mack@uleth.ca