For 2025–2027, the (In)Justice Series will consider data: how it is collected, who controls it, and what it reveals (or conceals) about power, identity, and justice. In a world increasingly driven by numbers, algorithms, and surveillance, we will ask much more than just how data is used. We will ask who is using it, for what purpose, and at whose expense. Over the next two years, we will explore how data intersects with public health, culture, representation, and belonging, revealing the systems that shape our communities and lives, and the movements that emerge to resist erasure. As we explore these evolving topics together, we invite all to join and build knowledge grounded in community wisdom, justice, and care.
The 2025–2026 series is supported by the MnDRIVE Human in the Data Initiative.
The University of Minnesota (In)Justice Series presented by the Institute for Advanced Study brings together scholars, artists, activists, and community leaders to discuss the most pressing issues of our time. The series focuses on exploring different visions for what justice might look like. Featured guests offer different lenses to approach today’s social problems, and together we will gain a deeper understanding of how to build a better future and a more just world.
All IAS events are free and open to the public. Events are professionally captioned.
Past Events & Recordings
Many past events are available to view via our Multimedia Library and on our YouTube Channel. Our YouTube channel is organized into playlists according to event series, along with themed playlists that can help you locate talks of interest. Please note that our archives are expansive, but not comprehensive. If you're looking for a presentation given by a particular scholar or group but can't find it through the Libraries or YouTube, please feel free to email us at [email protected] with as much detail as you know, and we'll attempt to locate it. While the majority of our presentations are filmed for public use, speakers will occasionally request their talks not be made public. We encourage use of publicly available videos in classrooms and other educational and cultural venues. Our videos are licensed for noncommercial reuse, though we ask that you notify us via e-mail when using these materials.
2024-2025 (In)Justice Series on Just Policing
In 2024–25, the (In)Justice Series partnered with the Andrew W. Mellon-funded Sawyer Seminar on “Just Policing.” In conversation with community activists and leading scholars, we critically examined how policing intersects with broader societal issues across the globe and explore efforts to transform policing.
The University of Minnesota (In)Justice Series presented by the Institute for Advanced Study brings together scholars, artists, activists, and community leaders to discuss the most pressing issues of our time. The series focuses on exploring different visions for what justice might look like. Featured guests offer different lenses to approach today’s social problems, and together we will gain a deeper understanding of how to build a better future and a more just world.
View the full 2024–25 (In)Justice Series on Just Policing Schedule