Ep. 8: Dr. Charlton McIlwain “The Internet and Racial Justice”

Joining the Digital Void Podcast today, NYU Vice Provost, Professor of Media Studies, and author of "Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter," Dr. Charlton McIlwain.

How did big tech become an engine for inequality? What are the limits and possibilities for using technology to push racial justice?

This discussion was recorded live on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. You can view the full archived livestream of this podcast on YouTube.

Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.

Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.

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Produced by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine
Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine
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