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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 1d

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)

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder, more details on the project can be found here: www.bcatlab.org/automating-b...

This initiative is open to ALL-- from high school students to university faculty-- both in the U.S. and internationally. Participants will be eligible to receive mini-grants of up to $1500.

Automating Black Joy — Black Communication & Technology Lab

www.bcatlab.org

The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 1d

TOMORROW:
Interested in applying for the Automating Black Joy Collaborative Project? Here's an opportunity to meet with others doing the same! 🌺🌐

The meeting tomorrow is 10:00 - 12:00 PM with @bcatlab.bsky.social in-person at Skinner 3115 or over Zoom
www.bcatlab.org/events/autom...

A vibrant poster with a black background, it features the title "Automating Black Joy" in bold yellow and red lettering. There are two colorful flowers with illustrated faces framed by the petals, and a green stem-like road connecting them. Small white text describes the project while the date and time is listed in the center, "Wednesday, October 8th 10-12PM, Skinner 3115 & Zoom." Two QR codes sit below: the red one on the left links to the website while the yellow on the right links to the Zoom registration.

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 1d

TOMORROW:
Check out the first of this new webinar series tomorrow from 12:00 - 1:00 PM! 📚🔥

For our friends at UMD College Park, @bcatlab.bsky.social will be playing the livestream in Skinner 3115 & over Zoom www.bcatlab.org/events/9kk6t...

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SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus @scmsqtc.bsky.social · 1d

The Board of the SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus is seeking submissions for the 2025 Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize!

Nov 15, 2025 - All Submissions Due
Dec 15, 2025 - Winner Selected
Mar 15, 2026 - Winner Article Revised for Publication

MORE INFO: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZICp...

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 6d

TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY!! 🗓️❤️‍🔥

Join us VIRTUALLY for a conversation on crip wisdom and critique Thursday, October 16th from 4:00 - 5:30 PM (ET)

The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 14d

Join us on Thursday, OCTOBER 16th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM ET over Zoom for a conversation about How to Survive Techno-Hellscapes 🔥💻🌐

This panel will feature four phenomenal disability culture workers, activists, writers, and scholars in conversation with DISCO's own @remiyergeau.bsky.social

Flier for "How to Survive Techno-Hellscapes: On Crip Wisdom and Critique" event at the University of Michigan with details, four speakers, and a QR code for registration. The background is a deep red close-up of wires and plugs, and there is a graphic of a charred hallway.

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UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · 8d

Join the Center for Innovation, Law, and Society (CILS) for a talk with Dr. @timnitgebru.bsky.social about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.

This in-person event will also be livestreamed: bit.ly/42kxaQV

#AGI #AI

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Color Protocols Publication Day to all who celebrate 🎉🪩

Congratulations to Carolyn L. Kane and @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 8d

"Color Protocols," edited by Carolyn L. Kane and @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social, explores how color intersects with problematic histories of racial encoding in linguistic, visual, and algorithmic media: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255350...

A copy of "Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding in Chromatic Media" edited by Carolyn L. Kane and Lida Zeitlin-Wu on a plain background

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The Information Society Project at Yale Law School @yaleisp.bsky.social · 9d

Amazing opportunity at ISP!

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School @yaleisp.bsky.social · 16d

📢 Apply now for the 2026–27 ISP Resident Fellowship at Yale Law School! We encourage projects on AI and the digital public sphere—free speech, content moderation, privacy, antitrust, and algorithmic governance. More info: law.yale.edu/isp/join-us#...

Fellowships

law.yale.edu

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 9d

📔 In-person attendees will receive a free copy of the zine, as well as pastries catered by Ondo Bakery.

🖥️ Our online version of the project will also premiere on Friday, so keep an eye out for the full downloadable zine!

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 9d

UPCOMING:
We're looking forward to our Launch Party for Search History Volume 2: Into the Rabbit Hole! 🐇💫

Join us this FRIDAY, OCT 3rd from 3:00 - 5:00 PM ET in-person at Weiser Hall (10th Floor) or over Zoom for a laid-back celebration of the zine's release.

Colorful flier for the "Search History Volume 2 Launch Party" at the University of Michigan with an event description, an illustrated mouse with a party hat, icons representing various media types, and a QR code for registration.

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 9d

TOMORROW:

This event is HYBRID, register by visiting: myumi.ch/QwGnk

The first 25 in-person attendees will receive a free copy of Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen 📘🕷️

UM Digital Studies Institute @umichdigital.bsky.social · 20d

What do smart dust, credit scores & sexcams have in common? Find out in “Forging Feminist Futures from 'Creepy' Technologies” with Atanasoski & Parvin, part of the DSI Lecture Series.
🗓 Sept. 30 | 3–4:30 PM
📍 1010 Weiser Hall + Zoom
🎟 Register: myumi.ch/QwGnk

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Nassim Parvin @nassimparvin.bsky.social · 14d

My co-author Neda Atanasoski and I will be in Michigan (myumi.ch/R3N28) next week, discussing our recent book Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen, published by Duke University Press. Join us if you are around!

A poster with a dominant dark background with a geometric pattern. On the poster, we see details of the upcoming talk. The text reads: DSI Lecture Series Presents Forging Feminist Futures from Creepy Technologies: The Politics of Smart Tech and Liberation Dreams with Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 14d

All are welcome and the event is VIRTUAL only

ASL and CART live-captioning services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form, please reach out to [email protected] ✉

The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 14d

Join us on Thursday, OCTOBER 16th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM ET over Zoom for a conversation about How to Survive Techno-Hellscapes 🔥💻🌐

This panel will feature four phenomenal disability culture workers, activists, writers, and scholars in conversation with DISCO's own @remiyergeau.bsky.social

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 15d

One week from today!

UM Digital Studies Institute @umichdigital.bsky.social · 20d

What do smart dust, credit scores & sexcams have in common? Find out in “Forging Feminist Futures from 'Creepy' Technologies” with Atanasoski & Parvin, part of the DSI Lecture Series.
🗓 Sept. 30 | 3–4:30 PM
📍 1010 Weiser Hall + Zoom
🎟 Register: myumi.ch/QwGnk

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 15d

This initiative invites participants to develop projects in Spring 2026. This is open to ALL-- from high school students to university faculty-- both in the U.S. and internationally. Participants will be eligible to receive mini-grants of up to $1500.

Follow @bcatlab.bsky.social to keep up to date!

The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 15d

REMINDER:
Happening tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept 24th at 11AM [ET]

🌺 The BCaT Lab will be hosting a HYBRID Info Session for the Automating Black Joy project!

🔗 Register by visiting the link in our bio or scanning the QR code, & visit bcatlab.org/automating-black-joy for more details

A vibrant poster with a black background, it features the title "Automating Black Joy Call for Proposals" and colorful flowers with illustrated faces framed by the petals. A large red section highlights an information session on Wednesday, September 24th at Skinner 3115 and on Zoom. A prominent QR code is centered, with a white arrow pointing at it, "Register to learn more here!"

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 16d

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!

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Caddie Alford (she/her) @caddiealford.bsky.social · 19d

Check out the guest post I did for @dhandlib.bsky.social on what I read this summer, practicing the @disconetwork.bsky.social method of "technoskepticism" vis-a-vis critical AI and platformization.

dhandlib.org/recommended-...

#TeamRhetoric
#Academicsky
#CriticalAI

dhandlib.org

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: We’re sorry to share that Fear of Asian Tech: Chips, Platforms, and Social Networks has been cancelled. Due to unforeseen circumstances, several of our panelists are no longer available to participate on the originally scheduled date.

We’re working to reschedule in the spring—stay tuned!

A promotional flier for DISCO's event "Fear of Asian Tech: Chips, Platforms, and Social Networks" featuring large red text reading "CANCELLED" diagonally across the center. The title is prominently displayed, accompanied by details like the date, time, and location: "Thursday, September 25, 2025, 4:00 - 5:30 Pm EST, Weiser Hall 10th Floor & Zoom." The design highlights three speakers: Christopher Fan, Janice Lobo Sapigao, and Tony Shyu, each with their headshots in circular frames. Descriptions of each are provided with their names in bold uppercase text. The background features a circuit board design in shades of deep blue and teal.

The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 20d

Mark your calendars folks for SEPTEMBER 30th! The first 25 in-person attendees will receive a free copy of Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen 📘💚

This event is HYBRID and we welcome all to attend
🔗 Visit the link in our bio or myumi.ch/R3N28

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The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 26d

Just under two weeks until our Fear of Asian Tech event! 🎉

Learn more & register at myumi.ch/P3mjg

The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our event, Fear of Asian Tech: Chips, Platforms, and Social Networks, is coming up at the end of this month!

We're thrilled to host Christopher Fan, Janice Lobo Sapigao, and Tony Shyu on SEPTEMBER 25th at 4 PM EST!

Learn more & register to attend by visiting the link in our bio, or myumi.ch/P3mjg

A promotional flier for DISCO's event "Fear of Asian Tech: Chips, Platforms, and Social Networks." The title is prominently displayed, accompanied by details like the date, time, and location: "Thursday, September 25, 2025, 4:00 - 5:30 Pm EST, Weiser Hall 10th Floor & Zoom." The design highlights three speakers: Christopher Fan, Janice Lobo Sapigao, and Tony Shyu, each with their headshots in circular frames. Descriptions of each are provided with their names in bold uppercase text. The background features a circuit board design in shades of deep blue and teal.

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UM Digital Studies Institute @umichdigital.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have an amazing lineup of programming through the DISCO Network for the 25-26 academic year! Learn more below🪩We hope to see you there!

The DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · Aug 21

With the start of the semester around the corner, we're excited to share (some of) our upcoming events for the 2025-26 academic year!

Mark your calendars 📅 for these panel discussions, each are open the public and HYBRID. CART will be provided.

Learn more and register at the link in our bio 🔗

Promotional poster for the 2025-2026 DISCO Panel Series. It features a colorful grainy texture in the background, with a faint circular grid design and planetary rings in the center. Six panel topics with dates and times are listed in outlined text: "Sept 25, 4PM Fear of Asian Tech: Chips, Platforms, and Social Networks; Oct 16, 4PM How to Survive Techno-Hellscapes: On Crip Wisdom and Critique; Nov 6, 4PM Diaspora Wars and Going 50/50: Sowing Disunity in Black Communities Through Digital Propaganda; Jan 29, 4PM Black Boys and the Future of Technology; Feb 19, 4PM Content Creation and the End of Social Media; Mar 10, 4PM Against Surveillance and Spectacle: Building Global Resistance to Tech-Mediated Oppression"

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're thrilled that Duke University Press & Goldsmiths Press are joining the Direct to Open (D2O) initiative! Beginning in 2026, our #OpenAccess model will include offerings from all three presses, strengthening our shared commitment to a more equitable & sustainable future for academic knowledge.

Promotional graphic for Direct to Open (D2O)

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