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Envisioning an equitable digital future. Housed within @umichdigital.bsky.social. PIs: @lnakamura.bsky.social, Rayvon Fouché, @remiyergeau.bsky.social, & @steelecat717.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/thedisconetwork

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Lisa Nakamura@lnakamura.bsky.social · last mo.

What a great, fun conversation this was! It’s not often the case that you get to do a podcast with IRL friends who are also experts in your field. There’s some pretty mind blowing insights esp from @cassiusa.bsky.social highly recommend!

University of Minnesota Press@uminnpress.bsky.social · last mo.

🆕🎧▶️ Fantastic new conversation on the pod featuring Lisa Nakamura, André Brock, Jr., Wendy Sung, and Cassius Adair talking material labor and the digital economy: share.transistor.fm/s/2200797c @lnakamura.bsky.social @cassiusa.bsky.social

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · last mo.

We conducted short interviews with @remiyergeau.bsky.social, @vashetc.bsky.social, Kim Fernandes, & Cheng-Hsiu (Shin) Yang to talk about disabled peoples' experiences with technology, surveillance, and opting in vs. opting out. Watch now: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

DISCO Speaks - YouTube

We spotlight voices across the DISCO Network and its projects, including asking them for their hot take on current trends in digital culture and technology.

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DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We conducted short interviews with @steelecat717.bsky.social @jamilahlemieux.bsky.social @brooklyne.bsky.social & AE Stevenson to talk about discord within Black digital communities, racialized disinformation, and how Black women have shaped the internet. Watch now: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

DISCO Speaks - YouTube

We spotlight voices across the DISCO Network and its projects, including asking them for their hot take on current trends in digital culture and technology.

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DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We interviewed the panelists of our Black Boys and the Future of Technology panel (Rayvon Fouché, John Pasmore, Kareem Edouard, and Jonathan Cropper) about Black boys in STEM, Black innovation, the era of AI, and building an equitable digital future for all. Watch now: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

DISCO Speaks - YouTube

We spotlight voices across the DISCO Network and its projects, including asking them for their hot take on current trends in digital culture and technology.

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Lisa Nakamura@lnakamura.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Here's the link to the free pdf of my new book The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet. Access is so important and I'm grateful that the press is platforming it as one file that is easy to download. www.upress.umn.edu/978081669906...

The Inattention Economy

Revealing the unheralded contributions of women of color to the foundation and development of the digital economyThe Inattention Economy challenges the wides...

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Anita Chan@anitachan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Excited to speak on #PredatoryData @U-M's Digital Studies Institute tom/Tues @ 3P ET-US. Join online or onsite. Thx @Yousif Hassan @Center for Ethics, Society & Computing @Amer Culture @English Lang & Lit @Film, TV & Media @Instit for Research on Women & Gender + @Sci, Tech, & Public Policy Program!

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DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Last call folks! 🌐🏥 Join @umichdigital.bsky.social TODAY at 3:00 PM [EST] for Anita Say Chan & Yousif Hassan's conversation on "Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future" This event is HYBRID w/ free copies for the first 25 in-person attendees 📙🚫 myumi.ch/n1zqb

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DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Two weeks from today! @umichdigital.bsky.social Interested in exploring the throughline between the 19th century's anti-immigration & eugenics movements and today's sprawling systems of surveillance & algorithmic discrimination? Join the conversation at 3:00 PM [ET] on Tuesday, March 24th

victoria@vashetc.blacksky.app · 5mo ago

So happy with how this event went, with it being my first official live public engagement in three years. Thank you to @disconetwork.bsky.social, Cherice, and Remi for making the space accessible for me. I'm so grateful! ❤️ and thanks to folks who tuned in!

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📸🟧 UPCOMING 🟧📸 Tuesday, March 10th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET] Join us for "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" featuring @vashetc.bsky.social, @meg-fereday.bsky.social, Kim Fernandes, @wells.bsky.social, & Shin Yang in conversation w/ @remiyergeau.bsky.social (Director, DAF Lab)

Graphic for DISCO's "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" on March 10th at 4:00 pm EST in-person at Weiser Hall or remotely over Zoom. Headshots of the six speakers are arranged in the center, with a stylized black and white surveillance camera and burnt orange texture as the background.
victoria@vashetc.blacksky.app · 5mo ago

Today! Remi will be reading responses for me and I’ll come off mute for Q+A. This helps me retain my voice because I have laryngeal spasms. Really grateful for conveners that took my access needs into consideration so that I could participate in my first panel since 2023. ❤️

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📸🟧 UPCOMING 🟧📸 Tuesday, March 10th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET] Join us for "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" featuring @vashetc.bsky.social, @meg-fereday.bsky.social, Kim Fernandes, @wells.bsky.social, & Shin Yang in conversation w/ @remiyergeau.bsky.social (Director, DAF Lab)

Graphic for DISCO's "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" on March 10th at 4:00 pm EST in-person at Weiser Hall or remotely over Zoom. Headshots of the six speakers are arranged in the center, with a stylized black and white surveillance camera and burnt orange texture as the background.
DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Last call y'all! Join us this afternoon at 4:00 PM [ET] ‼️ To register and learn more about each of our panelists, visit: myumi.ch/R35pz & hey! If you're coming in-person, four of our DISCO staff just walked several boxes of sandwiches down State Street-- come on by and get some food 🥪🥤

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📸🟧 UPCOMING 🟧📸 Tuesday, March 10th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET] Join us for "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" featuring @vashetc.bsky.social, @meg-fereday.bsky.social, Kim Fernandes, @wells.bsky.social, & Shin Yang in conversation w/ @remiyergeau.bsky.social (Director, DAF Lab)

Graphic for DISCO's "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" on March 10th at 4:00 pm EST in-person at Weiser Hall or remotely over Zoom. Headshots of the six speakers are arranged in the center, with a stylized black and white surveillance camera and burnt orange texture as the background.
DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Two weeks from today! @umichdigital.bsky.social Interested in exploring the throughline between the 19th century's anti-immigration & eugenics movements and today's sprawling systems of surveillance & algorithmic discrimination? Join the conversation at 3:00 PM [ET] on Tuesday, March 24th

UM Digital Studies Institute@umichdigital.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Save the date! What do big tech, eugenics & your data trail have in common? Find out at our DSI Lecture Series, “Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future” with Anita Chan. 🗓 Mar. 24, 3:00 PM 📍1010 Weiser Hall + Zoom 🔗https://myumi.ch/n1zqb

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DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Sad you couldn't make it to this event? Wish you could hear specific quotes again? 🔥💫 The full recording will be posted on our YouTube channel (DISCONetwork) on Thursday, March 12th at 11:00 AM [ET]!

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

To all who attended "Content Creation & the End of Social Media" last week, ty for such an insightful afternoon w/ Crystal Abidin, @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social @kelechnekoff.bsky.social & @steelecat717.bsky.social!! We felt connected, learned so much, & sincerely appreciated everyone who joined 🌐🌌

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DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Last call everyone-- register and join us on Zoom for a conversation about "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" later this afternoon at 4:00 PM [ET] 🌟🎤 moderated by DISCO's own @steelecat717.bsky.social (Director, @bcatlab.bsky.social) 🔗💻 myumi.ch/g3Xxq

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌌🌟 UPCOMING 🌟🌌 Thursday, February 26th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET] Join us VIRTUALLY for "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" featuring Crystal Abidin, @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social, & @kelechnekoff.bsky.social in conversation w/ @steelecat717.bsky.social (Director, @bcatlab.bsky.social)

Flier for "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" event with details and headshots of the four speakers. The background features a deep blue and mustard yellow highway on-ramp with bright streetlights at night.
DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

☀️🪟 Happening Tomorrow! 🪟☀️ Is social media still social? Where is the space for sociality in social media? Is content creation a business, political strategy, pastime, or somehow all of the above at once? Explore these questions w/ us tmrw on Zoom at 4:00 PM ET Register/info: myumi.ch/g3Xxq

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌌🌟 UPCOMING 🌟🌌 Thursday, February 26th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET] Join us VIRTUALLY for "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" featuring Crystal Abidin, @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social, & @kelechnekoff.bsky.social in conversation w/ @steelecat717.bsky.social (Director, @bcatlab.bsky.social)

Flier for "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" event with details and headshots of the four speakers. The background features a deep blue and mustard yellow highway on-ramp with bright streetlights at night.
DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Can you believe it? Our upcoming community panel "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" is just TWO WEEKS AWAY! ❤️‍🔥🌟 We're very much looking forward to hearing this remarkable group's insights on building resistance to tech-mediated oppression-- join the conversation on Zoom 🖥️ More info: myumi.ch/R35pz

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📸🟧 UPCOMING 🟧📸 Tuesday, March 10th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET] Join us for "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" featuring @vashetc.bsky.social, @meg-fereday.bsky.social, Kim Fernandes, @wells.bsky.social, & Shin Yang in conversation w/ @remiyergeau.bsky.social (Director, DAF Lab)

Graphic for DISCO's "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" on March 10th at 4:00 pm EST in-person at Weiser Hall or remotely over Zoom. Headshots of the six speakers are arranged in the center, with a stylized black and white surveillance camera and burnt orange texture as the background.
DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

IN ONE WEEK: Join us via Zoom for "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" next Thursday, February 24th from 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET] 🌟🎤 Ft. Crystal Abidin, Brooke Erin Duffy, & Kelechi Okafor in conversation w/ Catherine Knight Steele 💻🔗 Learn more by visiting the link in our bio or myumi.ch/g3Xxq

Promotional graphic for DISCO's event "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" on Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:00 - 5:30 PM EST on Zoom. The background consists of subtle grid lines and small dots overlaying a nighttime highway scene. A starburst shape in the bottom right includes text announcing the featured speakers: Crystal Abidin, Brooke Erin Duffy, and Kelechi Okafor in conversation with Catherine Knight Steele. Dominating the center of the poster is the event title in bold white text. Two logos for the DISCO Network and BCaT Lab feature in the upper righthand corner.At the top, a dark blue banner features bold white text reads "about the event." Below that, the main body of text includes the full description centered in white. At the bottom, another dark blue banner states, "This event is virtual only." The background consists of subtle grid lines and small dots overlaying a mustard yellow box with the event description. Transcribed text: Is social media still social? With the spread of content creation as a business, political strategy, and pastime across platforms, where is the space for sociality in social media? This panel examines the role of engagement farming, influencer culture, misinformation, disinformation, and AI in reshaping social media as a creator economy. In a digital landscape where we all serve as content creators and/or unwitting sources of valuable data, we explore whether social media is still a desirable avenue for forming and cultivating community, engaging in organizing strategies, or simply being social. This event is open to the public, and we encourage all interested faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students to attend.
DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

One week from today! 📅 Don't miss this DSI Lecture Series event with @michacard.bsky.social as we explore trans ecologies, art, and digital worlds. Join us online Tuesday the 24th at 3:00PM ET

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌐🟣 UPCOMING 🟣🌐 We're proud to share that we're co-sponsoring @umichdigital.bsky.social's Lecture Series talk "Trans Ecologies of the Real and the Virtual in Contemporary Art" w/ @michacard.bsky.social 📅Tuesday, February 24th at 3:00 PM ET 📍Online (via Zoom) 🔗Register directly here: myumi.ch/G23ey

Graphic for the DSI Lecture Series event "Trans Ecologies of the Real and the Virtual in Contemporary Art" with speaker micha cárdenas on February 24th at 3:00 pm EST over Zoom. An artistic rendering of a person with purple hair in a futuristic outfit in the bottom left corner extends their arm upwards, with pixel effects and a realistic background of a forest framing them. Logos for the DISCO Network and U-M Digital Studies Institute appear alongside text listing all cosponsoring organizations. A registration QR code rests in the bottom right corner.
DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

starting soon!! (12 pm ET) with not one but TWO of our beloved 2025 DISCO Affiliates 🌐🔔 an incredibly timely and important conversation about AI's impact on workers and how govt/industry priorities shape access to opportunity datasociety.net/events/404-j...

(404) Job Not Found: The AI Literacy Trap at Work

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Data & Society@datasociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Next week! Join us on Feb 17 as D&S's Anuli Akanegbu, GA State Senator Nikki Merritt, @techequity.bsky.social's @tnewmsblues.bsky.social, & Bard Professor @threatstovalidity.bsky.social discuss what the AI literacy trap is doing to workers, w @serena124.bsky.social. datasociety.net/events/404-j...

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We’re proud to celebrate our 2025 DISCO Network Affiliates! 🎉🪩 21 affiliates from a diverse range of disciplines participated this past year, engaging in work-sharing, collaborative writing, and mentorship through monthly small-group meetings and workshops with our DISCO Network PIs.

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DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

REMINDER: Two weeks from today we will be hosting our VIRTUAL panel conversation "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" 📅 We're beyond excited for this one, 4:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 26th cannot come soon enough!

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌌🌟 UPCOMING 🌟🌌 Thursday, February 26th at 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET] Join us VIRTUALLY for "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" featuring Crystal Abidin, @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social, & @kelechnekoff.bsky.social in conversation w/ @steelecat717.bsky.social (Director, @bcatlab.bsky.social)

Flier for "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" event with details and headshots of the four speakers. The background features a deep blue and mustard yellow highway on-ramp with bright streetlights at night.
DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We're honored to have hosted this conversation and are looking forward to future collaborations with all of the folks involved with this event-- including those in the audience! Thank you everyone for attending, watching, and engaging 🪩🌐 We appreciate you being in our Network

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Sharing the link to our most recent VIP panel "Black Boys and the Future of Technology" featuring Jonathan Cropper, Kareem Edouard, and John Pasmore in a community discussion moderated by our own Rayvon Fouché (Director, HAT Lab) youtu.be/-A72zhzckAI?...