Palgrave Macmillan Annual Lecture Series

Humanities, Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence

In September 2020, we launched The Palgrave Macmillan Lecture Series to mark 20 years since Palgrave Macmillan revived the Palgrave name, continuing a long Macmillan tradition of publishing leading thinkers in the humanities and social sciences. 

This year, our lecture Humanities, Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence explored the global influence of AI, with keynote speaker Kathleen Richardson, Professor of Ethics and Culture of Robots and AI, De Montfort University, Leicester UK and Editor of Palgrave's Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI book series. Springer Nature's Vice President of HSS (Books) and Focus Projects, Anil Chandy, shared an overview of the history and future of AI at Springer Nature, and Palgrave editors Robin James, Ph.D., Editor for Philosophy, Music/Sound Studies and Communication and Amy Invernizzi, Editor, Philosophy and Religion, Palgrave Macmillan highlighted content and explored themes of race and gender in AI from a humanities and social sciences perspective.

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Humanities, Social Sciences and AI 2023

The 2023 lecture explored the global influence of AI, with keynote speaker Kathleen Richardson, Professor of Ethics and Culture of Robots and AI, De Montfort University, Leicester UK. Springer Nature's Vice President of HSS (Books) and Focus Projects, Anil Chandy introduced the lecture with insight from the use of AI in publishing, and Palgrave publishing editors shared highlights from the social sciences and humanities. 

Speakers

  • Kathleen Richardson

    Kathleen Richardson, Professor of Ethics and Culture of Robots and AI, De Montfort University, Leicester UK

  • Robin James

    Robin James, Ph.D., Editor for Philosophy, Music/Sound Studies, and Communication, Palgrave Macmillan

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    Amy Invernizzi, Editor, Philosophy and Religion, Palgrave Macmillan

  • Anil Chandy 2023

    Anil Chandy, Vice President, HSS (Books) and Focus Projects, Springer Nature

  • P_Vicky Peters Editorial Director

    Vicky Peters, Editorial Director, Humanities (History, Philosophy, Religion), Palgrave Macmillan

  • Previous lectures

    Our previous lectures have explored the question: How can the Humanities and Social Sciences contribute to the Peace Agenda?; delved into the theme of social justice in the humanities and social sciences and introduced the series by sharing Palgrave Macmillan's history and the place of the academic book in our contemporary media and information landscape.

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