Anthropology spotlight lecture series featuring Dawn Nafus

Date: Mon. April 18th, 2016, 4:15 pm-5:30 pm
Location: Mather Memorial 201

This years Anthropology Spotlight Lecture Series | Applying Anthropology to Real World Problems will be held on April 18th from 4:15 to 5:30 in Mather Memorial 201. It will feature Dawn Nafus, Senior Research Scientist at Intel, lecturing on “Getting Out of the Clouds: Context and Data within the Quantified Self Community.” Dawn has published widely on experiences of time, gender and technology, ethnography in industry, and most recently, quantification. She is the editor of Quantified: Biosensing Technologies in Everyday Life (MIT Press, 2016). She also co-leads the Data Sense project, which developed data exploration tools for non-expert use (www.makesenseofdata.com). She holds a PhD from University of Cambridge.

 

This lecture series highlights the value of anthropological theory and methods in solving real world problems, with a focus on applying these methods to business activities. In addition to the lecture, anthropology students and selected other interested students are given the opportunity to meet with the lecturer in a small group setting.

 

This lecture is possible through the generous support of Mr. Jonathon Plimpton, Managing Director, International Business Management, Inc. and a 1970 graduate of Anthropology of Western Reserve College.

 
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