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The Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (ICCIT) is now on Bluesky! We'll be posting updates about research, events, and opportunities at bsky.app/profile/iccit-… moving forward. 🐦🛰️💬

👾 12 Days of SRI: Day 8! 👾 In AI we trust (❓) Earlier this year, SRI Research Lead @drbethcoleman convened an interdisciplinary working group to explore the role of trust in our interactions with AI systems across society. uoft.me/sri-trust-wg

The ICCIT is hiring an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream - Design and Production. Details about the position can be found in the formal job call: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Mississaug…

📢 Are you a @UofT graduate student whose work explores the social impacts of new technologies? Calls for 2025 Schwartz Reisman graduate fellowships are now open! 💡 Learn more and apply by February 9, 2025: uoft.me/sri-grad-fello…

The Neighbours, which just wrapped up at #BiennaleArte2024, draws on hundreds of interviews with survivors of political violence in Communist Bulgaria. Learn more about #UTM prof Lilia Topouzova's award-winning work 💙 bit.ly/3YXBDYE

The ICCIT is hiring for the faculty position of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream - Design and Production: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Mississaug…

Need something new — to you? 🛍️ Across #UofT’s three campuses, there are programs to help divert gently used items from landfills & support a circular economy by offering them to community members for free. Learn more: uoft.me/sustainability

"What does it mean to listen?" d/Deaf artist and filmmaker Alison O’Daniel takes up this question in her debut feature film 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴. Join us and @WorkmanArtsTO for a screening of it on December 5 in Toronto! Free to attend: buff.ly/3AZqBIX

Nov. 21 | International Education Week - Multicultural Toronto English Join #UTM Language Studies prof Derek Denis in a session about Toronto's unique style of English. ⏰ 12 - 1 p.m. 📍 MN 5128 Register & learn more about IEW events 🌏 bit.ly/3ANgaYX

The ICCIT is hiring Sessional instructional assistants (SIA) (CUPE 3902 – Unit 3) for three courses: CCT285H5S Immersive Environment Design (1) CCT335H5S Technology and the City (1) CCT461H5S Speculative Design III (2) utm.utoronto.ca/iccit/work-us

#UofT to increase base funding for PhD students to $40,000 per year 🏫 uoft.me/b3h

Can’t read all that just yet? The official video essay version of my chapter is also alive on YouTube! 🎦✨🔮 Watch me Mark Fisher my way through Let’s Play’s cancelled future via Stardew & media theory of time! For peer-review! (🔗 in 🧵👇)

ICCIT Director @sarahrsharma will talk with Chase Joynt, director and writer, about his most recent book, Vantage Points: on Media as Trans Memoir this coming Sunday at @AnotherStoryTO. eventbrite.ca/e/save-the-dat…

The ICCIT is hiring Sessional Instructional Assistant positions (CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement) for two courses in the Winter 2025: CCT335 Technology and the City (1 position) CCT461H5S Speculative Design III (2 positions) utm.utoronto.ca/iccit/work-us

Prof Brett Caraway comments on the federal government ordering TikTok to shut down its Canadian operations: "They essentially said nothing. "They just said there's some concerns that were raised within the Canadian intelligence community and maybe some external partners ...

In photos: #UofT graduates celebrate fall convocation #UofTGrad2024 utoronto.ca/news/photos-u-…

#UTM: Join us today! We're meeting in-person at our @UTM Open House, and we would love to catch-up. Lunch and resources from our new #CreateTogether campaign will be available: UofT.Me/UTMOpenHouse

⭐TONIGHT! Please join us for the third lecture of the 2024-2025 Lecture Me! on Tuesday, November 5th, at 7:00 pm. Register: uoft.me/lectureme In partnership with @mississaugalib #utm #eeu #experiencematters #peelregion #mississauga #mississuagalibrary

Nov. 19 | Crafternoon Tea at #UTM Here's an opportunity to disconnect in a safe, welcoming environment with snacks, tea or coffee, and (of course) crafts. ⏰ 12:30 - 2 p.m. 📍 Davis Building Open to the #UofT community. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3BpNmpi

Lyd in Exile: Conversations on Film, Exile, & Speculative Imaginaries 🗓️ November 15 ⏲️12-4PM EST 📍CDRS (MN3230) Join us for a screening and a discussion of the film, brought to you by the ICCIT Antiracism Committee and our PROfessional Series. Register: utm.utoronto.ca/iccit/news/lyd…