We invite David Theo Goldberg, a scholar whose deep thinking about race and critical race theory (which examines how legal frameworks create, but can also correct injustices based on race), has informed […]
Since 2003, the Critical Inquiry Distinguished Visiting Professorship has been held by some of the world’s most renowned scholars. The CI Professor is in residence at the University of Chicago for an […]
The Digital Media Workshop will be hosting Christine Goding-Doty and Tara McPherson on May 24 for a panel about White Supremacy, Affect, and Digital Culture, moderated by Wendy Hui Kyong […]
Digital (Im)materialities is a student-run conference organized by the first-year MA Media Studies cohort at Concordia University in Tio'tia:ke/Montreal. As the pandemic continues to rage, we approach one year of […]
Jutta Treviranus is the Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) and professor at OCAD University in Toronto http://inclusivedesign.ca, formerly the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre. The IDRC conducts proactive […]
Wendy Chun moderates a panel at ICA on How Conspiracies Work: National and International Approaches to Trust, Mistrust, and Authenticity Chairs Javier Ruiz Soler, Simon Fraser U, CANADA Moderator Wendy […]
Wendy gave the morning plenary for the CSDH at Congress 2021, titled "Discriminating Data + SFU's Digital Democracy Institute"
Please note the earlier start time of 9am PST for this talk. Jonathan Gray is Lecturer in Critical Infrastructure Studies at the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London, where he is currently writing […]
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Javier Ruiz-Soler took part in the CIGI's Social Hour on Deplatforming Social Media
Conspiratorialism as Dangerous Play in an age of Technofinance: From the GameStop Hunger Games to the Capitol Hill Jamboree We approach contemporary reactionary conspiratorialism as a dangerous form of play that emerges from gamified neoliberal financialization. Our examples are (1) the siege of the US Capitol of January 6 by those loyal to outgoing president […]
Wendy gives the keynote on Facing Recognition – Talk and Discussion at the Other(ing) Sensing. Practices, Politics and Ethics of Sensitive Media - Conference by the research group "SENSING: The Knowledge of Sensitive Media" at the University of Potsdam. What does recognition mean in an era of pervasive data capture and automatic pattern detection? Tracing […]