Exploring the Data Visualizations of W.E.B. DuBois with Jason Forrest
Join the virtual event "Exploring the Data Visualizations of W.E.B. DuBois” with data visualization writer and designer Jason Forrest.
The Office of Institutional Research and Analysis (OIRA) is sponsoring the virtual event, which will occur on Thursday, September 9, 2021, from 3 to 4 p.m.
At the 1900 Paris Exposition, an all African-American team led by scholar and activist W.E.B. Du Bois sought to challenge and recontextualize the perception of African-Americans at the dawn of the 20th century. In less than 5 months, his team conducted sociological research and hand-made more than 60 large data visualization posters for an elite European audience, which ultimately earned Du Bois a gold medal for his efforts. While relatively obscure until recently, the ramification of this landmark work remains challenging today, especially important in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Jason Forrest is a data visualization specialist, writer, and designer living in New York City. He is the director of interactive data visualization for McKinsey and Company's COVID Response Center. In addition to being on the board of directors of the Data Visualization Society, he is also the editor-in-chief of Nightingale: the journal of the Data Visualization Society. He writes about the intersection of culture and information design and is currently working on a book about pictorial statistics.
For more information, contact the co-organizers: Dr. Jeanette Barker at 919-530-6735 or Mr. Dax Prather at 919-530-6774.