Kade Crockford: A Conversation about Technology, Surveillance, and Civil Liberties
1110 Weill Hall 735 State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesHow to Participate Registration is encouraged for "A conversation with Kade Crockford about technology, surveillance, and civil liberties" on Monday, October 3, 4:00 PM, but not required. All attendees are strongly encouraged to wear masks during the event. Campus guests are expected to complete ResponsiBLUE Guest, the daily COVID-19 symptom check tool, prior to […]
Natasha Schüll: Compass to Sentinel: The Automation of Self-tracking Technology
About: This talk draws on ethnographic fieldwork to argue that a shift is underway in the logic of behavioral guidance informing the design and use of so-called self-tracking technology, or apps, and wearable devices that sense, record, and analyze users’ data. While first-wave self-tracking technologies were designed to serve as digital compasses that could provide […]
Carolyn Chen: Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley
How to Participate: To register: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsfu2qqDIrGNHoT4OcWoRemvF4MG2dQ5we About Carolyn Chen (Comparative Ethnic Studies, Berkeley) will be in conversation with Melissa Borja (American Culture & A/PIA Studies, UM) about her recent book, Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley. Work Pray Code explores how tech companies in Silicon Valley are bringing religion into […]
How To Say No To Tech — With Erhardt Graeff, Alex Hanna & Dawn Nafus
HOW TO PARTICIPATE This event will be live-streamed via Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91304715274?pwd=Qm1iL1psd3dHdW1EdTQ3RDV2TkUyUT09 (Passcode: ESC). Registration is not required. About Students commonly ask us, “I want to work in the tech industry, but I care about ethics. What do I do if I’m faced with an unethical design?” This panel brings together people from industry and academia who […]
ESC Watch Party: Office Space
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Participants are invited to attend virtually. Registration for virtual participation is required and can be found here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqf-irqzsqGtKJFC_vAaefWPBgG9XBpkYl DETAILS ESC is holding a virtual movie night, showing 90s classic: Office Space (1999)! Prizes will be up for grabs as we play Office Space bingo.
Caroline Sinders: Using Design and Art to Create Equitable AI
How to Participate: Participants are invited to attend in-person at North Quad Space 2435 or virtually via Zoom. Registration for virtual participation or RSVP for in person participation required. Please register to attend online via Zoom Please RSVP to attend in-person (for catering) Title: Using Design and Art to Create Equitable AI Speaker: Caroline Sinders […]
Data Justice, AI, and Design Colloquium
How to Attend: This event will be held on February 9th, 2023 9:00am-5:30pm. Participants are invited to attend in-person at A. Alfred Taubman Wing Commons. More details can be found here: https://midas.umich.edu/data-justice-and-design/ All are welcome to attend the colloquium. No registration in advance is required. About: In the rapidly emerging field of design aided by […]
Sahana Udupa: Digital Influencers and the Business of “Data Tested” Campaigns in India
How to Participate: Participants are invited to attend in-person at Weiser Hall, Room 110. More information can be found here: https://events.umich.edu/event/101422 About: This talk will delve into the narratives and strategies of a new class of political consultants and the divergent practices of election influencers in India, to propose “shadow politics” as a digitally mediated […]
Alex Taylor: Living a Larger Life Together
How to Participate: Participants are invited to attend in-person at North Quad (105 S. State St, Ann Arbor Michigan 48109), Room 2245. In-person RSVP. Hybrid participants can join via Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92146665462 Zoom Password: misc23 About: I’ll use this talk to think in broader terms about technology’s impact on our lives and whether there’s a different […]
Jean-Damascène Gasanabo: Building the Gacaca Digital Archive
How to Participate: Participants are invited to attend in-person at North Quad (105 S. State St, Ann Arbor Michigan 48109), Room 2435 or via Zoom. Zoom Meeting ID: 929 9489 1820 (passcode: UMSI) About: After the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, more than 130,000 inmates were imprisoned and accused of genocide crimes. The […]