Presentations

On June 5, Dr. Marisa Parham delivered a presentation titled, “Black Life, Black Data, and Other Stories in AI and Desire” Dr. Parham is Professor of English and Digital Studies […]

On May 1, the speaker series hosted presentation by Dr. Adel Iskandar, Associate Professor at the School of Communication at SFU. The talk was titled, “Revolution By Any Memes: Innovation

On March 13, the speaker series hosted presentation by Jon Corbett, instructor at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at SFU. The talk was titled, “Unveiling Indigenous Wisdom in

On March 6, 2024, Dr. Peter Ives gave a presentation titled, “Social Media as a Failed Free Expression Experiment” The talk argued that “free speech” controversies are increasingly unresolvable not

On February 7, 2024, Dr. Nick Vincent presented his ongoing research through the talk titled, “A New Grand Data Bargain for Public Interest AI.” Dr. Vincent received his PhD from

On January 24, 2024, Dr. Wendy Wong presented research around her new book, “We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age”. Dr. Wong is Professor of Political Science and

The symposium Querying AI: Social Science and Humanities Perspectives on AI in Research and Society, held at UBC on October 27, brought together faculty, students, and members of the public

Dr. Jurnell Cockhren joined us virtually to present as part of the Data Fluencies Speaker Series on October 4. Dr. Jurnell Cockhren has over a decade of experience in creating and

On September 25, Dr. Sean Cubitt gave a talk as part of the Digital Democracies Institute 2023, Fall Speaker Series. His research links film and media studies with ecocriticism, technological, aesthetic,

This post was written by Anthony Burton, Data Fluencies Fellows and PhD Candidate at SFU. Dr. Ibrus is professor of media innovation at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School