Big Data at the Margins

Big Data at the Margins is a yearlong series of talks hosted by members of the Faculty of Media and Information Studies at @WesternU in 2021.

[Big Data at the Margins @BigDataMargins]

How can Indigenous communities claim sovereignty over their data & information? How can “data” be Indigenized?

Join us at @WesternU for "Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Indigenous Futures," feat. Jonathan Dewar, Sofia Locklear & Jason Lewis!

Register free!
https://t.co/iXBfLeQ0Sm

[Words Fest @WordsLDN]

Three baby (well ... more like teenager) bald eaglets waiting for mom to bring them breakfast in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt

One looking surly, the other two shy.

Photo by Words Director @JoshuaLambier. @LdnOntPix

[Words Fest @WordsLDN]

Do you love live music? Want to learn about the art of songwriting?

Join us for Words & Music, a celebration of Canada's first UNESCO #CityofMusic, featuring Sarah MacDougall, Anddre Mafra, Patrick James Clark, John Fellner, and Ammoye.

Register free ➡️ https://t.co/b71GFda8pY

[Words Fest @WordsLDN]

Coming up this week at Museum London! Our event will be hybrid: you can join us onsite at Museum London or online via Zoom Webinar! Your registration here is good for either an online or onsite ticket.

Register here: https://t.co/6zr6I6IOUi

[Words Fest @WordsLDN]

Join us to explore how the art world can navigate North American free trade during a time of trade war. #LdnOnt

@WesternU's Sarah EK Smith will join Ruth Skinner & Judith Rodger to talk about Canadian culture, the arts, and free trade.

🎟️ Register free: https://t.co/6zr6I6JmJQ

[Words Fest @WordsLDN]

Gabrielle Drolet stopped by - with Pidgey! - to talk about Look Ma, No Hands, her debut memoir about chronic pain, accessibility & young adulthood. Gabrielle is also an alumna of @WesternU & @uwogazette!

Our visit is now available on YouTube! #ldnont
➡️ https://t.co/r5xmu1JsIz

[Words Fest @WordsLDN]

Join us for a webinar with acclaimed essayist and cartoonist Gabrielle Drolet to talk about her new book, Look Ma, No Hands, a debut memoir about chronic pain, accessibility, and young adulthood.

Registration is free to all!
➡️ https://t.co/Tp1IzQPH25

[Josh Lambier @JoshuaLambier]

To all of this talk of Canada as the 51st state, I respond with Greg Curnoe's iconic series of paintings of America, where he created maps of North America that eliminate the United States and stitch Canada together with Mexico.

Sadly more relevant now than ever. #ldnont

[Josh Lambier @JoshuaLambier]

So sorry to hear the news of the passing of Dan Smoke, a transformative educator, activist, journalist & broadcaster who dedicated his life to uplifting the voices of Indigenous peoples.

My condolences to Mary Lou, his family, friends, and relations. He'll be missed by all.

[Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS) @westernuFIMS]

🙌Dive into the future of AI and The Singularity with Prof. Nick Dyer-Witheford at the Accelerated Ad(E)vent: Subjectivity & Aesthetics Approaching the Singularity.

Explore The Singularity's impact and the idea of a tech-driven future.

👉https://t.co/5DvCX7tzhA

@WesternU

[Samuel Trosow @strosow]

This evening I attended the Ting Festival opening at the @tapcreativityon. Lots of wonderful historic and contemporary displays. Full program for the festival running until May 11th at https://t.co/Y7ZvqXasQw

[Western University @WesternU]

A new chair in ethics and technology has been established at #WesternU thanks to a $1.5M gift from alum Tim Duncanson. As #AI reaches ever deeper into our lives, bringing an ethical lens to these emerging technologies is more critical than ever. https://t.co/MTKpcm7NIO

[Samuel Trosow @strosow]

This afternoon I attended the “Building a Creative Community”Workshop at the Weldon Library at @WesternU. Sponsored by https://t.co/f0VKp52KdK — we have such a strong creative community in London, but they need so much more support!

[Words Fest @WordsLDN]

Join us TODAY for a visit with author Emma Donoghue & @WesternU Professor Chris Roulston @MuseumLondon to discuss their new books on the historical figure of Anne Lister.

Register to join us online ➡️ https://t.co/OLp2tMgMEh

Register to join us onsite ➡️ https://t.co/IEX3PnAXbI

[Public Humanities London @PHumanitiesLDN]

Join us for a conversation between playwright Emil Sher, who is writing a play based on Max Eisen's By Chance Alone, and @WesternU's Amanda Grzyb, who was crucial in shaping Eisen's award-winning memoir of surviving the Auschwitz.

Registration is free! ➡️ https://t.co/1FTppjeV3H

[Western University @WesternU]

“It’s a very interactive experience that might be different than what people call to mind when thinking of a literary festival.” – @JoshuaLambier
coordinator of #WesternU public humanities
@WordsLDN, the Literary & Creative Arts Festival, runs Nov. 3-12.
https://t.co/ygNBFp8gvc

[Western University @WesternU]

Today, September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and is also recognized as #OrangeShirtDay, an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day inspired by the story of residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad.

[Public Humanities London @PHumanitiesLDN]

Join us for a community screening of the documentary film Reel Injun, followed by a discussion with @westernuOII's Sara Mai Chitty and Indigenous filmmaker & @westernuFIMS faculty Sally Kewayosh.

Register free online or onsite at @ForestCityGlry! #ldnont https://t.co/g8L1VMBTY2

[Public Humanities London @PHumanitiesLDN]

We were thrilled to host 250 1st year @westernu students in Arts & Humanities @westernuArts & FIMS @westernuFIMS for the Orientation Serves (#OServes) Community Zine Project.

With over 160 submissions, the OZine Project connects students with the London arts & culture community!

[Western University @WesternU]

A message from #WesternU President Alan Shepard: standing in solidarity against gender-based violence.

[Big Data at the Margins @BigDataMargins]

Discrimination is a more pressing concern from advancing artificial intelligence than human extinction, says the EU's competition chief. https://t.co/xlPxLLUoJC