A Du Bois Does Data Juneteenth
ABOUT THIS EVENT
- WHO IT IS FOR: This event is designed for educators, technologists, artists, historians, and community members interested in the intersection of Black intellectual history and emerging tech.
- WHAT IT IS ABOUT: An immersive celebration of W.E.B. Du Bois's legacy and Black intellectual history using VR, AR, and AI.
- FORMAT: An immersive three-day exhibition featuring interactive galleries, AI conversations, and live coding demonstrations.
Experience 'A Du Bois Does Data Juneteenth,' a cutting-edge three-day immersive exhibition hosted at the Oculus World Trade Center in New York. Co-presented with the CUNY PIT Lab, this event transforms the study of Black intellectual history into a multisensory journey, blending historical archives with the latest advancements in technology.
Visitors can explore the VR Cave Gallery, featuring the Memorial Cave and Paris 1900 Hall, or engage in a direct conversation with a RAG-powered AI trained on the complete works of W.E.B. Du Bois. For those interested in the technical architecture, the exhibition offers a look at the Jupyter notebooks powering the archive, alongside AR activations that bring rare books to life through your smartphone.
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