CrAIC Launch Workshop is a success! 🌟

Our two-day event @exeter.ac.uk was packed full of great presentations and conversations. We're really excited to build on the connections made, grow our network, and push forward this research in Critical AI together.

Quick wrap up of the sessions in thread 🧵

Invitation to potential authors - AI Politics: new book series by @intellectbooks.bsky.social / @uchicagopress.bsky.social edited by @andrewhoskins.bsky.social & I. View the full call here>>
www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2536/a...

Really honoured to do the NUQ Lecture on the Global South in Doha. Thanks for having me 😊

The insightful @andreamedrado.bsky.social is launching the Critical AI Centre @exeter.ac.uk - join for the launch debate here, Oct 8 2pm GMT: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-critic...

Really happy and honoured to talk about the Favel IA project at the @cghrcambridge.bsky.social . Thanks for the invite 💪🏽❤️

👋 What's the CrAIC? Come find out what we have been up to in critical AI studies at our launch event, featuring a lineup of stellar speakers, on Wednesday 8th October (University of Exeter / hybrid). Register at the link!

Calling all #ECRs 📣

Join @britishacademy.bsky.social ECRN to learn about getting published in social sciences, humanities and the arts with Alison Shell, @andreamedrado.bsky.social, @danmercea.bsky.social, @philippagrand.bsky.social

Fri 6th June | 13:00 - 16:00 www.tickettailor.com/events/early...

Had an absolutely fantastic time at the ‘Global Southing’ Internet, Data and AI Studies Workshop at the @oii.ox.ac.uk got to meet some academic idols and met new ones as well. Looking forward to tomorrow’s presentations. @andreamedrado.bsky.social @grohmannrafael.bsky.social

Starting from the ground. @andreamedrado.bsky.social asks what participants want from our research, what kind of knowledge will further their work and address their priorities. #criticalAIstudies

Carnaval? Where? Aonde? London blue sky alienation. Alienação de cèu londrino azul 🩵

What a week! Grateful for the shared knowledge and also to my colleagues & students for their participation. Also wanted to thank Milly, not pictured here, but very present & a wonderful partner in crime, co-organising the Exeter-ZJUT Symposium & @neilio1979.bsky.social for leading us

Join our next @iamcr.org webinars on 17 and 22 Jan. If you are not a member of IAMCR just add your name to a guest list via Google forms.

Join the #IAMCR Communication, Social Justice, and Democracy Working Group for a roundtable discussion exploring the intersection of democracy and media in India, Indonesia, Turkey, and Brazil.

🗓️ Date: 22 January 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 UTC

Register by 20 January at iamcr.org/webinars/dem...

looking forward to this - especially keen to connect with colleagues, friends and local academics! If you're in BKK I'd love to hear from you!

Join us for this next @iamcr.org webinars. Non-members just need to complete an easy form. Thanks! iamcr.org/webinars/dig...

Buenos dias La Habana que aqui estoy para el evento ICOM 2024

Looking forward to this! 👇🏽✨

Happy & honoured about being invited as a speaker 4 @icom_cuba in La Habana ♥️ my 1st time there. Looking forward to exchanging ideas with colleagues from Cuba and other parts of the world. Thanks for inviting me and 4 allowing me to spend some days in December in an island with warmer climates 😂

Bahruz is a PhD student at Charles University, supervised by a friend. He's been detained and charged with high treason in Azerbaijan for his research and advocacy interests in peace in the South Caucasus. Please sign this letter to demand his release www.psapopulism.org/blog/news/fr...

In cool Manchester for the MeCCSA Conference with @isabellarega.bsky.social for the Monograph of the Year Award and to present a paper on Latin American participatory action and AI (with Pieter Verdegem). We didn’t win but so happy that a book about Annemarie Jacir’s films won 🇵🇸👏🏽♥️