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SUMMARY: Vision & Justice with Professor Sarah Lewis
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a conversation with Sarah Lewis on Vision and Just
 ice\, exploring how visual culture shapes law\, citizenship\, and democracy
 . Professor Lewis\, cultural historian and founder of the Vision & Justice 
 initiative\, will discuss how images have historically determined who is se
 en\, recognized\, and protected under the law. The conversation will also e
 xamine the […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p data-start="0" data-end="175">Join us for 
 a conversation with <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inlin
 e cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Sarah Lewi
 s</span></span> on Vision and Justice\, exploring how visual culture shapes
  law\, citizenship\, and democracy.</p><p data-start="177" data-end="535">P
 rofessor Lewis\, cultural historian and founder of the <a href="https://www
 .visionandjusticenow.com/panels"><span class="hover:entity-accent entity-un
 derline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-norma
 l">Vision & Justice</span></span> initiative</a>\, will discuss how images 
 have historically determined who is seen\, recognized\, and protected under
  the law.</p><p data-start="537" data-end="1045">The conversation will also
  examine the increasing reliance on photographic and video evidence in civi
 l rights litigation\, and how racial bias embedded in visual technologies c
 omplicates assumptions of objectivity. Professor Lewis will discuss how art
 ists critique legal regimes such as Stand Your Ground laws\, and reflect on
  her recent book\, <em data-start="933" data-end="951">The Unseen Truth</em
 >\, which explores how courts have helped construct racialized visual categ
 ories of citizenship.</p><p data-start="1180" data-end="1310" data-is-last-
 node="" data-is-only-node="">This event offers a unique opportunity to enga
 ge with a leading voice at the intersection of art\, race\, and law.</p><p 
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 >Lunch will be provided! Please RSVP for this event and HALO's additional A
 rt Week Symposium events <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1czn-ybls
 VguyHTN9ApL1z0PFF-lrdYGlhG410fKlfkU/viewform?edit_requested=true">here.</a>
 </p>
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ORGANIZER;CN="Charlotte McCarthy":MAILTO:cmccarthy@jd26.law.harvard.edu
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