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We work across disciplines—the humanities, social sciences, computer, and data sciences—to research and create critical and creative responses to our data-filled world. Led by Dr. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Simon Fraser University 🌐 digitaldemocracies.org
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · 7d
Stay tuned for upcoming lectures and videos from the Fall Speaker Series at the DDI. To get on the invitee list for the Series, DM us your email ID and your institution!

#ContemporaryArts #Academics #SFU #SpeakerSeries
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · 7d
On July 9 of this year, we had the privilege of hosting Dr. Claudette Lauzon (@claudettelauzon.bsky.social)

from @scasfu.bsky.social for a talk entitled 'Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture'.

To view their full lecture, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFY2...
Claudette Lauzon - Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · 27d
Dr. Chun poses the question, "What role does technology play in the re-emergence of global fascisms?" in this keynote organized at the #GlobalFascisms exhibition, organized by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin.

More info at www.hkw.de/en/programme...
Technofascism | HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · 27d
📆 Upcoming Keynote titled 'Technofascism' by @whkchun.bsky.social (Director, DDI) at @hkw-berlin.bsky.social on September 12, 19:15 PM CEST at Miriam Makeba Auditorium as part of an exhibition titled 'Global Fascisms'.

Entry FREE!

#keynote #berlin #hkw #globalfascisms
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Nettheatrechannel @nettheatrechannel.bsky.social · Sep 7
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Technofaschismus
Wendy Chun
Global Fascisms
Keynote
Fr., 12.9.2025
19:15
Technofaschismus | HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Aug 22
Co-hosted by the DDI, @sfu-fhs.bsky.social, and The School for International Studies, Dr. Erikson's book launch is a conversation between her and critics Anke Kessler and Iveoma Udevi-Aruevoru.

📍The Teck Gallery, SFU Harbour Centre
⏰ 4 PM - 6 PM
🎫 FREE ENTRY!

#Anthropology #HealthSciences #SFU
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Aug 22
📆 Event Alert: Join in for an electric conversation with Dr. Susan Erikson, an SFU Distinguished Professor, who studies highly complex political economies that shape human health.
Link - investable.eventbrite.ca

#BookLaunch #Investable #SFUVancouver
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Author Meets Critics: Dr. Susan Erikson's Book Launch
Dr. Susan Erikson, SFU Distinguished Professor, launches her book 'Investable! When Pandemic Risk Meets Speculative Finance'
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Sarah Anne Ganter @sarahsoutlook.bsky.social · Jul 4
🚨 Academic Position Alert 🚨 I am hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow at SFU in Metro Vancouver. The candidate will work on a project studying the (un)intended consequences of platform regulations for journalism.
The position is funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant.
www.sfu.ca/content/dam/...
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Jul 7
📢 Happening today, 2 PM PT: Join us for a hybrid talk titled 'The Celestial Latent Space of Benevolent Knowledge' by Evan Donahue, an outgoing member of the DDI team. The talk will cover his research during his time at the lab and beyond.

DM to register!

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Nanna B Thylstrup @nannathylstrup.bsky.social · Jun 19
What a lovely day - full room and then some for @whkchun.bsky.social’s brilliant talk on LLMs and the return of critical theory co-hosted by Data Loss and @mariaa.bsky.social at the @aicentre.dk
Wendy Chun giving a lecture
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katie mackinnon @ktmac.bsky.social · Jun 20
It’s been such a wonderful week hosting @whkchun.bsky.social as part of the #dataloss @erc.europa.eu project. Last night we were treated to a brilliant talk at the @aicentre.dk on shared archeologies of LLMs and lit theory, co-hosted with @mariaa.bsky.social ✨✨✨
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Jul 3
Stay tuned to our #SpeakerSeries in the coming Fall term, as we hear from experts, September - December! Got any suggestions/recommendations for a Speaker? Let us know in our DMs!
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Jul 3
About the speaker:
@claudettelauzon.bsky.social is an associate professor of contemporary art history in the School for the Contemporary Arts at @sfu.ca | @scasfu.bsky.social.
She is currently completing a manuscript on the gods and monsters of technomilitary culture.
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Jul 3
📆 July 9th, 12.30 PM PT: Hear from Dr. Claudette Lauzon at the DDI's Speaker Series, with a talk titled 'Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture'.

DM to register for our hybrid session at Burnaby and online!

#DDI #Talks #VisualCulture
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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jun 16
Graduate student Joseph Methuselah recently completed work on a short documentary titled "The Man in the Rectangle", which he co-wrote and co-produced.

The film had its world premier at SXSW London this month from June 2-7.

vimeo.com/1081706218
The Man in the Rectangle - Trailer
An underachieving actor poses as an AI-generated photographer in a staged reality workshop, challenging photographers to question their work, its human connection,…
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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · Jun 11
Save the date: On June 26, I'll be at the CHCI Annual Meeting in Berlin. Together with Wendy Chun @whkchun.bsky.social, Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social, Zahid R. Chaudhary @zahidrc.bsky.social & Paul Feigelfeld we'll discuss «Techno-Fascism and Democracy».

Very much looking forward to it!
Program | Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Jun 11
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Nanna B Thylstrup @nannathylstrup.bsky.social · Jun 10
✨Looking so much forward to welcoming @whkchun.bsky.social at @ucph.bsky.social next week to discuss the politics of data loss w our @erc.europa.eu Data Loss project. Please feel more than welcome to join us for Chun's public lecture June 19, 14-15.30 co-organized w @mariaa.bsky.social @aicentre.dk.
Event poster: Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Large Language Models and the Returns of Critical Theory, June 19, 14-15.30. University of Copenhagen.
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Jun 9
Happening this week: Dr. Matthew Ellis (Portland State University) will address the Institute at a talk entitled 'Against the History Machine' on June 11 (Wednesday) at 12.30 PM PST.

Interested in joining? DM us for talk details!

@sfucmns.bsky.social

#SpeakerSeries #DDISFU
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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Jun 6
🗣️ Happening Today!

Visiting scholar seminar: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆? by Johan Lau Munkholm.

📆 June 6
🕔 3-5 PM
📍 SFU Vancouver, Room HC 1500

Organized by @enda-b.bsky.social, and supported by the DDI, and open to everyone!
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Ben Scholl @ben-scholl.bsky.social · May 16
Exciting new research on hate raids, from my time with the Digital Democracies Institute, has just been published. Congrats to the team! @pipsipirate.bsky.social , Maria Sommers, @albertolusoli.bsky.social, and @whkchun.bsky.social 🎉

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Critical Inquiry @criticalinquiry.bsky.social · May 13
"To put it most provocatively, we’ve moved from a moment of masochism to one of sadism." Read Wendy Hui Kyong Chun's "Our Cruel Crude Techne?" on the CI blog.
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Our Cruel Crude Techne?
Wendy Hui Kyong Chun Our moment seems marked by cruelty: from best-selling books warning Christians against “toxic empathy” towards immigrant families to online trolls who gleefully torture their v…
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