Race, Representation and Generative AI in Latin America

An international symposium on Race, Representation and Generative AI in Latin America, followed by a book launch for Artificial Intelligence, Art and Indigeneity: Between Dreams and Hallucinations.

Location: Hybrid – on Teams and in-person in Clothworkers North Building SR (1.17)

Organised by Thea Pitman and sponsored by the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures.

We’re delighted to welcome speakers from México, Ireland and the UK for an international symposium on the relationship between GenAI, racial and epistemic oppression, reappropriation and co-creation.

Confirmed speakers and topics include:

• ‘Automated Ignorance and Epistemic Oppression in AI Image Generators’, Sarah Abel (Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
• IndigenIA and the Dragon Machine: Indigenous Self-Representation and Counter-Hegemonic Generative AI, Andreas Rauh (Dublin City University)
• Indigenous Audiovisual Futures and Artificial Co-Creation, Alex Potiguara (Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds)

Talks will be followed by a launch for the new book Artificial Intelligence, Art and Indigeneity: Between Dreams and Hallucinations, eds. Thea Pitman, Sandra De Berduccy, and Andreas Rauh (open access with University of London Press, 2026).

Refreshments will be provided.

There is no need to register, but please contact R.Johnson [at] leeds.ac.uk if you would like the Teams link.