Dr. Alondra Nelson presents at the 17th annual Albert Morris Lecture

  • By: Matthew Dineen
Dr. Alondra Nelson delivers the lecture “Reimagining Resistance in the ‘Black Box Society’” during the 2025 Albert Morris Lecture in the Leventhal Center Auditorium on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

On Thursday March 27th, Dr. Alondra Nelson (Institute for Advanced Study) traveled to BU to present Reimagining Resistance in the “Black Box Society” at our department’s 17th annual Morris Lecture. We were honored to meet Dr. Nelson and hear more about her recent research on artificial intelligence and “the relationship between the possibilities of knowing and possibilities for social change.”

Nazli Kibria introducing the 2025 Morris Lecture
Pamela Zabala Ortiz introducing Dr. Alondra Nelson
Dr. Alondra Nelson on “Reimagining Resistance in the ‘Black Box Society’”

Saida Grundy during the Q&A
Heather Schoenfeld, Jonathan Mijs, Jessica Simes, Max Greenberg, and Jane Pryma (left to right)

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