DISCO Network

Our multi-authored monograph, Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal, will be published by @stanfordpress in February 2025. From Munchausen by Tiktok to wellness apps to online communities to AI, this book explores the possibilities that technoskepticism can create.

Join us for a conversation with Tara Fickle, Ian Shin, and @originalsp. in about TikTok, DeepSeek, and the fear of Chinese tech in nationalist times! 📅 March 31, 4-6 PM ET 📍 Weiser Hall 10th Floor, University of Michigan & Zoom More info and register: events.umich.edu/event/132520

The BCaT Lab is making a move! We are leaving X (formerly Twitter) and are now on BlueSky. Stay connected with us by following our new profile! bsky.app/profile/bcatla…

The BCaT Lab has officially began to accept micro-grant applications for the DISCO CO(LAB) on Black Homeplaces!! Applications will close Tuesday, December 31st at 12 am EST. For more information, contact rwalcott@umd.edu Application is in the link in bio!

Crip Mentoring: Disability, Publishing, & Crip Time has been rescheduled! Stay tuned for this event's new date.

Join @BCaT_DISCO this Wednesday (12/4) in Skinner 3115 at UMD and Zoom! 12 - 1 PM: Black Homeplaces Bookclub exploring the VR experience “Obsidian” by the Black Artists and Designers Guild 3 - 5 PM: Graduate Application Clinic More info: disconetwork.org/disco-events

We have a new and exciting material for this week's BCaT Bookclub! This week we will be exploring the virtual experience "Obsidian" that explores a digitally recreated home from Oakland, California. We hope to see you Wednesday, December 4th from 12-1pm at Skinner 3115!

Attend a Zoom roundtable conversation with William Cheng and Sunaura Taylor about disability and publishing, publishing as a disabled author, and publishing in/beyond disability studies! Tuesday, December 3 from 12 - 1:30 PM ET. Register to attend: myumi.ch/ZD44y

Applications for our 2025 DISCO Affiliate Program are due in one week🪩Apply by Sunday, December 1!

Join the DSI! We're hiring a LEO Lecturer I to teach courses for our undergraduate curriculum. Applications are due Dec. 6, 2024, with an anticipated start date of Fall 2025. Learn more here: bit.ly/leolecturer2025

RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Join us TOMORROW (Nov. 22) for our Search History Zine launch party! Search History is a student-led zine publication from the University of Michigan community, hosted by Search Engines: Art, Tech, Justice. The launch will include conversation, food, and zine readings.

@DISCOnetwork_ @stanfordpress @lnakamur @SteeleCat717 @stephdink @AaronTHEEDial @huan_direction @rianna_walcott @Kaerf1 @lidazeitlinwu @drbethcoleman I need to get the url to this back up but there is super cool street art i collected on this theme! are.na/block/9869176

This Wednesday (November 20)! Take a guided tour of the Power of Place exhibition at the @NMAAHC with @BCaT_DISCO. RSVP by the end of the day tomorrow!

The DISCO Network is on BlueSky! Follow us to stay up to date on our ongoing programs, upcoming publications and events, and so much more! bsky.app/profile/discon…

Missed the Digital Accessible Future Lab's Creating Accessible Conferences panel? Watch the recording of the event on the DISCO Network YouTube channel: youtu.be/nzuS0xyzqfo?fe…

Join the BCaT Lab for an exciting field trip to The National Museum of African American History and Culture on Wednesday, November 20th from 12-3pm! Make sure to buy your tickets ASAP using the link in our bio as spaces are limited!

Tomorrow at 1-2:30 PM ET! Join us for a virtual conversation with Paul B. Preciado about his documentary Orlando: My Political Biography. To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, please email Atticus Spicer at ospicer@umich.edu

New month, new reads! 🍂📚 Join us for our November BCaT Bookclub sessions at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom! Download reading materials using the link in our bio and get ready to chat it up with fellow book lovers. 🧡📖

Applications are now OPEN for our 2025 DISCO Affiliate Program! If your work explores "technoskepticism" - how marginalized communities balance embracing and rejecting new technologies - we want to connect with you! Apply by Dec 1. Learn more: disconetwork.org/affiliates

Get ready for an exciting month with the BCaT Lab! November is here, and we’ve got a lineup of events waiting for you! Join us at Skinner 3115 or tune in on Zoom. Visit our events page for all the details: bcatlab.org/events