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The Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing at the University of Michigan. Header art by @OriginalWaffles

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

🌐 Join us for “Trans Ecologies of the Real and the Virtual in Contemporary Art” with micha cárdenas, part of the DSI Lecture Series. @UmichDigital
🗓 Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 | ⏰ 3:00 PM ET
📍 Online (via Zoom)
🔗 Register: https://t.co/T0njXvkVBf

[School of Information @umsi]

Welcome to the cyborg studio. 🤖🎨
UMSI + @UM_Stamps associate professor Sophia Brueckner blends sci-fi, design and digital ethics in classrooms that imagine entirely new futures for tech.
Explore her visionary teaching ✨🔭 https://t.co/snkf6utmfx

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

As Artificial Intelligence claims increasing influence over our lives, it’s easy to believe AI’s creeping dominance is inevitable. But is it? @_KarenHao will talk about Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI at Rackham Auditorium on October 20th. Stay tuned!

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

Please save the date for the upcoming new talk on "Forging Feminist Futures from `Creepy` Technologies: The Politics of Smart Tech and Liberation Dreams."

[UM Digital Studies Institute @UmichDigital]

👀 A week away! Join us at “Forging Feminist Futures from 'Creepy' Technologies: The Politics of Smart Tech and Liberation Dreams” with Neda Atanasoski & Nassim Parvin.
🗓 Tue, Sept 30 | 3–4:30 PM
📍 1010 Weiser Hall + Zoom
🔗 Register: https://t.co/OatoBLmnKI

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#DataHeresy #QueerIncomputable #DSILectureSeries #AI #MachineVision #DigitalStudies #CriticalAI #TechJustice #DataPolitics #AIandSociety #HegemonicAI #ColonialTech #AlgorithmicBias #SurveillanceCapitalism #ArtAndTech #MediaStudies #FeministAI #QueerTheory #EthicsInAI

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🏛️ Art, AI & resistance! Elisa Giardina Papa discusses her video installations Cleaning Emotional Data & U Scantu with Lisa Nakamura @lnakamur .
📅 April 1, 2025
⏰ 3:00-4:30 PM
🌐 Zoom: https://t.co/sekvaEcBzm
🔗 Register: https://t.co/kJFxT4Ln59

[Taomo Zhou 周陶沫 @taomo_zhou]

Looking forward to discussing the history of Shenzhen Electronics Industry with Center for Ethics, Society $ Computing (ESC) $  the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies @UMich Thank you Silvia Lintner for the invite https://t.co/oYzSELAvGI

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

#SiliconValley #TechImperialism #TechCapitalism #HousingJustice #SocialJustice #RacialDispossession #EconomicInequality #Postsocialism #GlobalInequality #ResistanceMovements #Gentrification #UrbanDisplacement #TechCulture #DigitalGeography #CriticalGeography #EthnographicResearch

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

Join Erin McElroy & Matt Bui @matthew_bui on Feb. 18 @ 3 PM for "Silicon Valley Imperialism." Explore gentrification & tech’s global impacts.
📍LSA 1040
🌐Zoom: https://t.co/OJvg08DVdC
In-person: https://t.co/m8t7o9ZYvw
Virtual: https://t.co/czxPqDpdyj

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

#SiliconValley #TechImperialism #TechCapitalism #HousingJustice #SocialJustice #RacialDispossession #EconomicInequality #Postsocialism #GlobalInequality #ResistanceMovements #Gentrification #UrbanDisplacement #TechCulture #DigitalGeography #CriticalGeography #EthnographicResearch

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

with our co-sponsors: @UM_CommStudies, @UMichDigital, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Just XR Futures Lab, @umichLSAtech, Search Engines, @UMSpectrumCtr, and @LGBTQ_VR_Museum

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

Mark your calendars for the LGBTQ+ VR Museum Open House! 🌈✨ Immerse yourself in groundbreaking digital experiences that celebrate queer history and stories. Dates: Oct. 7 & 10; Location: 2001 Modern Languages Building. Register here: https://t.co/GAwHJYRWet

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#LGBTQVRMuseum #DSI #JustXRFuturesLab #VR #XR #DigitalArt #QueerHistory #Accessibility #Inclusivity

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

Our co-sponsors include:
Digital Studies Institute: @UMichDigital
Department of American Culture: @umichAMCult
Department of Communication & Media: @UM_CommStudies
Institute for Research on Women and Gender: N/A

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

Join us on Oct. 1 (3-4:30 pm ET) for "Digital Technology & Body Memory"! This talk explores how tech shapes connection & feelings (joy, fear, desire). Dr. Roxanne, a Purhépecha Mestiza scholar/artist, will delve into "digital attunement." Register: https://t.co/jUJuAymPTw

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Dr. Roxanne will be in conversation with Rebecca Uliasz: @beccauliasz
#UofMEvents #DigitalAttunement #BodyMemory #AIethics #Cyberfeminism

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The other co-sponsors are: Department of English Language and Literature: @UM_English, Digital Studies Institute: @UMichDigital, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and Spectrum Center: @UMSpectrumCtr

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

Join Professor @whitneypow on Sept. 24 @ 3:00 pm for ESC co-sponsored DSI Lecture. Learn about the history of determinism through the world of the Bally Astrocade, a game console designed by trans programmer and game designer Jamie Faye Fenton. Register: https://t.co/RDYlKaHJl9

[ESC Center @MichiganESC]

#randomness #history #technology #queerhistory #transhistory #glitchart #ballyastrocade #computationalmedia

[School of Information @umsi]

What are algorithms, and how do they affect our everyday lives?
UMSI’s Patricia Garcia demystifies algorithms on @michigan_public’s “Stateside” program, explaining why they should be used as tools — not automatic decision makers. https://t.co/QZsen7uU5w
@thebigfiveone