"Rethinking Assumptions: The Current Value(s) of Academic Work," Johanna Drucker, Distinguished Professor and Breslauer Professor, department of information studies, UCLA. Hosted by the Office of the Provost, the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, the UGA Libraries, and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences as part of the UGA Signature Lectures series.

The 45-minute lecture will be followed by 20-30 minutes of discussion. Please register in advance for the remote presentation.

Drucker is internationally known for her work in the history of graphic design, typography, experimental poetry, fine art, and digital humanities.

Abstract: Events of the last half year have changed the way we work. They have also shifted the frameworks within which we conceive of the value(s) of the intellectual activities to which scholars have long been committed. Social and economic impacts on higher education are apparent, no matter where one sits on the ideological spectrum. Six months ago, this talk would have focused on visual epistemology, digital humanities, aesthetics and other issues crucial to knowledge production. Now it feels urgent to address the very foundations on which we frame and justify the work we are doing. Drawing on personal and professional experience, this talk is an invitation to think collectively about the values on which our work proceeds.

Requests for accommodations for those with disabilities should be made as soon as possible but at least seven days prior to the scheduled lecture. Please contact Will Richardson in the Provost’s Office at (706) 540-7247 or willr@uga.edu to request accommodations.