FOURTH PORTAL
GATEWAY TO THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
About the Event
Introduction
The event will open with presentations from Favour Borokini and Mercedes Baptiste Halliday, exploring their unique disciplinary approaches to collecting, categorising, and representing the past. Together, they will delve into how AI and avatars may influence memorialisation and narratives in the future, focusing on the locally significant story of Pocahontas, believed to be interred at St George's Church in Gravesend. This thought-provoking discussion invites audience participation, offering a chance to engage with how technology reshapes our understanding of heritage and history and its impact on future history.
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Favour Borokini
I am a PhD student with the Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training, hosted at the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, where I am researching an ethical framework to address harms in immersive environments.
I hold a Law degree from the University of Benin, Nigeria, and I am a member of the Nigerian Bar. Since my Call, I have worked in several technology policy and research roles where I have leveraged my legal training to investigate the impact of technology on human rights, particularly women's rights.
At my previous organisation, Policy, I was proud to lead our groundbreaking research cataloguing the impact of AI on African women and the experiences of African women working in AI across various sectors.
Mercedes Baptiste Halliday
Mercedes Baptiste Halliday is an artist, archaeologist-anthropologist, currently completing a DPhil at the University of Oxford as an ESRC scholar, having previously studied at UCL and the University of Cambridge. Alongside this, she is the Youth Governance Lead at the Council for British Archaeology and founder of Black Archaeo, an organisation seeking to increase the engagement of Black and Brown people with archaeology, heritage, art and natural spaces.
Event Information
This event is Free
All ages
This event is ideal for those interested in history, heritage, and the evolving role of technology in shaping narratives of the past. It will appeal to academics, students, and professionals in archaeology, museum practices, AI, and cultural studies, as well as anyone curious about the intersection of technology and storytelling. If you’re passionate about exploring who controls historical narratives and how figures like Pocahontas are remembered in the digital age, this discussion is for you.
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More on Mercedes Baptiste Halliday
https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/people/mercedes-baptiste-halliday
More on Favour Borokini https://www.favourborokini.com
