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UM Digital Studies Institute

@umichdigital.bsky.social

We study ethical, social, and aesthetic implications of digital technologies - particularly focusing on digital media & race, disability, gender, and power. Ann Arbor, MI Website: digitalstudies.umich.edu

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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

The image is a promotional poster for an event by the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan. The background features a dark red hue with abstract white line drawings of buildings. At the top left, the University of Michigan logo and the Digital Studies Institute name are displayed. The central portion of the poster prominently features a large white text box with bold red lettering that reads, "PREDATORY DATA: EUGENICS IN BIG TECH AND OUR FIGHT FOR AN INDEPENDENT FUTURE." Below this, a circle contains a photo of a person wearing glasses and a black coat, identified as Anita Say Chan. Another red text box on the left gives event details, "March 24, 3:00 PM EST, Hybrid - In person @ Weiser Hall, 10th floor," followed by a QR code. On the right side, there is a list of co-sponsors in white text, including various departments and institutes.
UM Digital Studies Institute@umichdigital.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Check out the DISCO Network's upcoming talk 🔥 This is sure to be an amazing conversation!!

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.
UM Digital Studies Institute@umichdigital.bsky.social · 8mo ago

What does creative constraint look like when using retro tech? 🎮 In our latest Q&A, Prof. Toni Bushner dives into the world of chiptune, where old-school hardware becomes a playground for radical creativity → myumi.ch/mRN61 #DigitalStudies #Chiptune #8BitMusic

Exhibit Spotlight | Q&A with Dr. Toni Bushner | U-M LSA Digital Studies Institute

Dr. Toni Bushner talks about the unique aspects of the chiptune community and how the limitations of old tech spark creativity in art today.

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UM Digital Studies Institute@umichdigital.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We have an amazing lineup of programming through the DISCO Network for the 25-26 academic year! Learn more below🪩We hope to see you there!

DISCO Network@disconetwork.bsky.social · 12mo ago

With the start of the semester around the corner, we're excited to share (some of) our upcoming events for the 2025-26 academic year! Mark your calendars 📅 for these panel discussions, each are open the public and HYBRID. CART will be provided. Learn more and register at the link in our bio 🔗

Promotional poster for the 2025-2026 DISCO Panel Series. It features a colorful grainy texture in the background, with a faint circular grid design and planetary rings in the center. Six panel topics with dates and times are listed in outlined text: "Sept 25, 4PM Fear of Asian Tech: Chips, Platforms, and Social Networks; Oct 16, 4PM How to Survive Techno-Hellscapes: On Crip Wisdom and Critique; Nov 6, 4PM Diaspora Wars and Going 50/50: Sowing Disunity in Black Communities Through Digital Propaganda; Jan 29, 4PM Black Boys and the Future of Technology; Feb 19, 4PM Content Creation and the End of Social Media; Mar 10, 4PM Against Surveillance and Spectacle: Building Global Resistance to Tech-Mediated Oppression"