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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MIT Community,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Program in Science, Technology, and Society invites you on <b>Monday, April 27<sup>th</sup>, from 6-7 pm at the MIT Museum, </b>for a special talk by Professor Dwai Banerjee on his new book: <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691268217/computing-in-the-age-of-decolonization">Computing
in the Age of Decolonization</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Computing in the Age of Decolonization<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">India today is widely recognized for producing world-class tech talent and Silicon Valley leaders, yet it captures only a fraction of the global tech industry’s profits, primarily providing skilled but inexpensive labor for Western corporations. <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691268217/computing-in-the-age-of-decolonization?" target="_blank"><i>Computing
in the Age of Decolonization: India’s Lost Technological Revolution</i></a> uncovers the overlooked history behind this paradox, tracing India’s ambitious but ultimately thwarted drive to build a self-reliant computing industry from the 1950s to the 1980s.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join us for a compelling conversation on how Cold War geopolitics and domestic capitalism shaped the trajectory of India’s computing industry, with author Dwaipayan Banerjee in conversation with Harvard’s Moira Weigel.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Copies of <i>Computing in the Age of Decolonization</i> will be available for purchase and signing after the talk, courtesy of the MIT Press Bookstore.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>To Attend In-Person</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It costs $5 to attend the event, which can be paid at the door.
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can also purchase tickets in advance on the MIT Museum website here:
<a href="https://tickets.mitmuseum.org/events/019d4fdd-2f89-fd47-cf72-2edf0b770284">
https://tickets.mitmuseum.org/events/019d4fdd-2f89-fd47-cf72-2edf0b770284</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a limited number of free tickets available. Please reach out to <u><a href="mailto:museumregadmin@mit.edu" title="mailto:museumregadmin@mit.edu"><b>museumregadmin@mit.edu</b></a></u>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This talk is open to the MIT community and to the public. Please see the attached flyer for more details. We hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mina Hadley | MIT (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
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Program in Science, Technology, & Society<br>
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