Events

Dr. Chelsea Rosenthal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University. Before joining the faculty at Simon Fraser, she was an Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow in […]

Digital Policy Rounds: Mis/disinformation and the question of authenticity Thursday, March 16 from 9 am - 10 am PST Register here ABOUT THE EVENT While mis- and dis-information is primarily […]

Dr. Chris Gilliard is a writer, professor, and speaker. His scholarship concentrates on digital privacy, surveillance, and the intersections of race, class, and technology. He is an advocate for critical […]

This talk offers some afterthoughts on Jihoon Kim's recent book Documentary's Expanded Fields in relation to his current book project entitled Crisis Media: Expansion of Media in the Precarious 21st […]

Dr. Garth Davies is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. His current work involves developing a database for evaluating programs for countering violent extremism; […]

Fallon Wilson from the Black Tech Futures Research Institute will present on the Black Tech Ecosystem Index. About Dr. Wilson: Through her work with non-profits, academia, and government partnerships, Dr. […]

Dr. Elisha Lim, is a Provost Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice, where they are working on a book that connects social media […]

Dr. Kim Gallon is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies. Her work investigates the cultural dimensions of the Black Press in the early twentieth century. Her first book, Pleasure in […]

Award-winning media artist Liz Canner has produced many documentaries and transmedia projects that investigate social and environmental in/justice issues.  She often utilizes emerging technologies to interrogate mainstream narratives, explore new language for communication and inspire user engagement. Her critically acclaimed interactive documentary Symphony of A City, explores the housing crisis from a new perspective. Orgasm Inc., a NY […]

Dr. Indrek Ibrus is a Professor of Media Innovation at Tallinn University’s (TLU) Baltic Film, Media and Arts School (BFM), Estonia. He also curates BFM’s doctoral program. His research interests include media innovation, the evolution of the ubiquitous spatial internet, the emergence of contemporary metadata formats for audiovisual culture and industries, the broader evolution of […]

High-Level Creativity: New Media Art and the Priorities of the Tech Industry Artists working with emerging technologies are often depicted as existing “outside” of the technology industry, both by scholars exploring technology and society as well as within their own perceptions of themselves and their output. Their works are alternately positioned as innovations, diagnostics and […]

Judy Radul’s video installations often incorporate an original computer-controlled motion choreography and playback system for live and pre-recorded video. Recent exhibitions include: Dazibao, Montreal, 2023; Gwangju Biennale, 2021; Albertinum Museum, Dresden, 2021; Kunstinstitute Melly, Rotterdam, 2017. Her large-scale media installation World Rehearsal Court (2009) has been shown in Vancouver, Vienna, Seoul, Oslo and Moscow. She has published […]