Public Talk: "Why Jefferson Matters in our Information Age" with Melissa Adler

Name: Public Talk: "Why Jefferson Matters in our Information Age" with Melissa Adler
Start: 2026-11-13T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-13T15:30:00-05:00
Location: UVA Library

When: Friday, November 13, 2 PM to 3:30 PM
Where: UVA Library, Charlottesville
Price: Not listed. Check with the venue.

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Drawing on her two recent books, Peculiar Satisfaction: Thomas Jefferson and the Mastery of Subjects (Fordham University Press, 2025) and Surveillance in an Empire of Liberty: Why Thomas Jefferson Matters in Our Information Age (Bloomsbury, 2026), Melissa Adler (University of Western Ontario) examines Thomas Jefferson’s role in the development of libraries, archives, museums, and systems of information and labor management. Her work traces how these practices were shaped by the intertwined histories of racialization, capital, state power, and surveillance, and considers what Jefferson’s legacy can tell us about information technologies, data, and surveillance today.

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Public Talk: "Why Jefferson Matters in our Information Age" with Melissa Adler

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