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SUMMARY:Ganaele Langlois speak to the Lab
DESCRIPTION:Ganaele will be presenting on Research Persona methods
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/ganaele-langlois-speak-to-the-lab/
LOCATION:By zoom
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SUMMARY:UC Irvine: Michael and Stacy Koehn Public Lecture in Critical Theory
DESCRIPTION:Authenticating Figures: Algorithms and the New Politics of Recognition \nOriginally planned for March 2020\, but canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak\, UCI Critical Theory is proud to now present this event virtually.  \nWhat does recognition mean in an era of pervasive data capture and automatic pattern detection?  Tracing the historical move from “pattern discrimination” to “pattern recognition\,” this talk unpacks the logic and politics of recognition at the core of systems designed to automatically identify and classify users. It argues for the centrality of the humanities in understanding how we have become characters in a drama called “Big Data.”
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/uc-irvine-michael-and-stacy-koehn-public-lecture-in-critical-theory/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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SUMMARY:Wendy speaks at the CIGI - Special Round Table Discussion: Digital Platform Governance
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for International Governance Innovations’s Global Platform Governance Network and the McGill Centre for Media\, Technology and Democracy are pleased to invite you to a special virtual round table discussion on digital platform governance on December 7\, 2020\, from 12 to 3 p.m. (EST\, UTC-5). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGovernments around the world continue to grapple with how best to safeguard their citizens’ privacy\, safety and security online\, while maintaining the economic and social benefits of our unprecedented ability to connect. This tension has been exacerbated by the current COVID-19 environment\, as worldwide lockdowns have increased our collective reliance on the online world for our work\, education and social interactions. This situation has\, however\, also revealed an exponential growth in the negative aspects of digital platforms\, including the spread of dis/misinformation and hate speech\, increased risks to privacy and personal security\, the concentration of market power among a few private companies\, and the continued erosion of local newsrooms and democratic norms. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada has signalled its commitment to “create new regulations for social media platforms\, starting with a requirement that all platforms remove illegal content\, including hate speech.” As the federal government prepares legislation to address this commitment\, it can benefit from the experiences of its allies and external experts who are tackling these same challenges. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe goal of this meeting is to foster an honest\, open conversation between a small group of experts and senior government representatives at a strategic moment of government decision making. Through three 50-minute deliberative dialogues\, the group will work collectively through key questions facing the government as it moves toward a legislative package regulating digital platforms: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat information should be included in a mandatory transparency requirement for platforms?\nHow should disputes about Canadian content moderation on digital platforms be adjudicated?\nWhat powers should be given to a new regulator\, and how should this regulator be structured?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are pleased to welcome the minister of Canadian heritage\, The Honourable Steven Guilbeault\, and parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice and attorney general of Canada\, Arif Virani\, to join the round table discussion. The session will be supported by leading Canadian and international experts\, who will join in conversation with government experts and decision makers to examine the issues underlying each question and come to a collective position. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe meeting will be held under CIGI Rule\, a variation of the Chatham House Rule.
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/wendy-speaks-at-the-cigi-special-round-table-discussion-digital-platform-governance/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Reading Group - Black and Indigenous Bodies
DESCRIPTION:Black and Indigenous Bodies: Resistance and Surveillance\nLed by Karrmen Crey and Adjua Akinwumi.\nIf you are interested in joining the reading group\, contact Dr. Karrmen Crey at kcrey@sfu.ca with a very brief (one or two sentence) explanation of why you would like to join the group by Friday\, September 25th. Participants must be able to attend all meetings. You will receive an email to confirm your spot in the group.
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/reading-group-black-and-indigenous-bodies-4/
LOCATION:By zoom
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SUMMARY:Meeting Street Podcast: Conversations in the Humanities
DESCRIPTION:Wendy is being interviewed for the Meeting Street Podcast\, Two episodes have been published thus far and the podcast presents a wonderful opportunity for Wendy to talk about the work the Institute is doing\, and to present an informed discussion of digital democracies\, responsible AI\, and the humanities contribution to work on digital cultures and practices. The larger aim of the podcast is to explore topics of vital societal interest through conversations with scholars and writers whose voices have helped define issues and shape debates. Through the show\, we’re hoping to present ideas and issues in such a way that they are appealing to the general public as well as other academics. The show is getting significant attention\, and a transcript of the second episode is being published by the Chronicle.
URL:https://digitaldemocracies.org/calendar/meeting-street-podcast-conversations-in-the-humanities/
LOCATION:Online
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