Histories of Data and the Database

In the age of internet searches and social media, data has become hot-and not for the first time. An international group of historians will consider the promises, fears, practices, and technologies for recording and transmitting data from the eighteenth century to the present, including their implications for the lives of citizens and subjects. (Note: Conference registration fee is $25(students free), buffet lunch on November 18 is $20.00, and buffet lunch on November 19 is $20.00.)