Presentation by Dr. Kate Henessey and PhD student Brett Gaylor, 1st November from 12:30- 1:30pm PST Dr. Kate is an anthropologist of media and the director of the Making Culture […]

Presentation by Aaron Mendon- Plasek, 6th December from 12:30- 1:30pm PDT Aaron is a historian of science and technology. His work examines how schemes of quantification, including their material, cultural, […]

Presentation by Victoria E. Thomas, 10th January from 12:30- 1:30pm PDT Dr. Thomas is an Assistant Professor of Media and Public Engagement in the School of Communication. As an interdisciplinary […]

"We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age" Presentation by Wendy H. Wong, 24th January from 12:30- 1:30pm PDT Human rights are one of the major innovations of the […]

Presentation by Nick Vincent, 7th February from 12:30- 1:30pm PDT Dr. Vincent received his PhD from Northwestern University's Technology and Social Behavior program (a joint degree in computer science and […]

"Social Media as a Failed Free Expression Experiment" Presentation by Peter Ives, 6th March from 12:30- 1:30pm PDT The talk will argue that “free speech” controversies are increasingly unresolvable not […]

Presentation by Jon Corbett, 13th March from 12:30- 1:30pm PDT Dr. Corbett received his BFA at the University of Alberta, and MFA and Ph.D., at UBC Okanagan. During his studies, […]

Presentation by Sheelagh Carpendale, 3rd April from 12:30- 1:30pm PST Dr. Carpendale is a professor in Computing Science at Simon Fraser University, where she holds an NSERC/SMART Industrial Research Chair […]

Presentation by Adel Iskandar, 1st May from 12:30- 1:30pm PST. Dr. Iskandar presented a talk at the institute titled, "Revolution By Any Memes: Innovation and Irrevance in Digital Egypt". He […]

Presentation by Marisa Parham, 5th June from 12:30- 1:30pm PST Dr. Parham is Professor of English and Digital Studies at the University of Maryland at College Park, where as P.I. […]

Presentation by Parmit Chilana, 3rd July from 12:30- 1:30pm PST Dr. Chilana is  Associate Professor and Ebco-Eppich Research Chair at the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University. She […]

Presentation by Esther Weltevrede, 7th August from 12:30- 1:30pm PST Esther Weltevrede is Associate Professor of New Media and Digital Culture in the Media Studies department at the University of […]