Book Launch: "Seeing like a Supply Chain" by Miriam Posner, PhD
Thu 11/19 • 2PM - 4PM PST
DataX, 3312 Murphy Hall
Join us for the upcoming book launch of "Seeing like a Supply Chain" by Miriam Posner, PhD.
A history of the technology of supply-chain management from punch cards to neural nets, and how the ambiguity built into that technology helps companies and exploits workers.
Seeing Like a Supply Chain is a compelling investigation into the hidden networks that drive our global economy. Miriam Posner presents a blow-by-blow account of the technology of supply-chain management from punch cards to neural nets, revealing how the system’s built-in ambiguity shields companies from accountability while exploiting workers.
Miriam Posner is an associate professor at UCLA in the Departments of Information Studies and Digital Humanities. A 2023-24 fellow of the National Humanities Center, Miriam has published widely on technology, data, and the humanities, including pieces in Postmodern Culture, Theory & Event, American Quarterly, The Moving Image, Logic, The Guardian, and The New Yorker.
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