Interested in applying for the Automating Black Joy Collaborative Project? Come share your ideas, skills, and find a research team at the Automating Black Joy sandbox session.

Wednesday, October 8th 10-12pm
Skinner 3115 & Zoom (link in bio)

The BCaT Lab is back in session! We are
hosting a open house on Wednesday, September 24th
from 11-3pm at Skinner 3115 as well as a hybrid event
for our BCaT Applies session. Come to Skinner to
learn more about we have in store for this semester!

Join us today for our workshop on Digital mapping and Black Spaces.

DIGITAL MAPPING AND BLACK SPACES WORKSHOP 🗺️

Join us for an insightful workshop with Dr. Amani Morrison as we explore the intersections of digital mapping, Black geographies, and creative research!

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Register here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Black Homeplaces is a collaborative research project from The DISCO CO(LAB)s, hosted by BCaT. This project harnesses VR to recreate the ever-changing sites of the Black homeplace and Black placemaking practices across the African diaspora. Check out the project here:

www.bcatlab.org/black-homepl...

It’s happening now!!

Wednesday, April 9th, 10AM - 12PM EST will be Day 1 of the Building Interactive XR Exhibits: From Concept to Creation Workshop.

Join us at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom. The registration link can be found below⬇️

umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us for a conversation with Tara Fickle, Ian Shin, and @originalsp.in about TikTok, DeepSeek, and the fear of Chinese tech in nationalist times!

📅 Monday, March 31, 4-6 PM ET

📍Weiser Hall 10th Floor, University of Michigan & Zoom

More info and register: events.umich.edu/event/132520

You're invited to attend a hybrid weekly bookclub Automating Black Joy.

The first bookclub is happening TODAY from 12-1 PM EST, where we will be discussing "Black Joy" by Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts.

Join us at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom.

www.bcatlab.org/events/bcat-...

Don’t for about the Black Soundscapes event this morning. It’s happening now. Join us at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom!!

🎶✨ Join us for Black Soundscapes: A DISCO Co(Lab) Workshop with Dr. Allie Martin!

📅 Monday, March 10
⏰ 10-12pm
📍 Skinner 3115 & Zoom

Don't miss this conversation on slowing the datafication of Black life and engaging in intentional sampling practices.

🔗 Register now at bcatlab.org/events

It’s National Women’s History Month! The BCaT Lab has a fun month of events lined up for March! 🌸

www.bcatlab.org/events

BCaT is hosting Black Soundscapes. Led by Dr. Allie Martin, this workshop demonstrates strategies for the ethics of soundscape recording and composition in Black digital projects. Join us on March 10th at 10am–12pm in person at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom. Register here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Technoskepticism Book Launch is happening now. Join us in Skinner 3115 or on Zoom: www.bcatlab.org/events/techn...

Join us next Wednesday, February 25, from 5–7 PM in Skinner 3115 or on Zoom for an engaging discussion with the authors of Technoskepticism! Be among the first 10 attendees and receive a free copy of the book! Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation—see you there!

The BCaT Lab is officially open! Check out our February calendar to see all the exciting events we have planned this month! For more information go to: bcatlab.org/events

We have a new and exciting material for this week’s BCaT Bookclub! This week we will be exploring the virtual experience “Obsidian” that explores a digitally recreated home from Oakland, California.

We hope to see you Wednesday, December 4th from 12-1pm at Skinner 3115!

Attend a Zoom roundtable conversation with William Cheng and Sunaura Taylor about disability and publishing, publishing as a disabled author, and publishing in/beyond disability studies!

Tuesday, December 3 from 12 - 1:30 PM ET.

Register to attend: myumi.ch/ZD44y