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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Join us next Tuesday, June 9, from 1:00–3:00 p.m. for an online Automating Black Joy workshop led by Sylvie Carlos: Audio Storytelling & Amplifying Voices. We’ll explore how audio storytelling can amplify voices and share community narratives. Register via Zoom: lnkd.in/eVe-f2dv

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Get ready for another BCaT Eats! Join us this Wednesday in Skinner 3115 from 12-1pm for some free food, games, and movies! 🍕

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Interested in applying for the Automating Black Joy Collaborative Project? Come share your ideas, skills, and find a research team at the Automating Black Joy sandbox session. Wednesday, October 8th 10-12pm Skinner 3115 & Zoom (link in bio)

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The BCaT Lab is back in session! We are hosting a open house on Wednesday, September 24th from 11-3pm at Skinner 3115 as well as a hybrid event for our BCaT Applies session. Come to Skinner to learn more about we have in store for this semester!

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Join us today for our workshop on Digital mapping and Black Spaces.

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

DIGITAL MAPPING AND BLACK SPACES WORKSHOP 🗺️ Join us for an insightful workshop with Dr. Amani Morrison as we explore the intersections of digital mapping, Black geographies, and creative research! Wednesday, May 7, 2025 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST Register here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Digital Mapping and Black Spaces. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

In this workshop, Dr. Morrison considers the constraints of mapping technologies in offering layered and rich representations of Black life and space, highlighting how digital mapping can be used both...

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Black Homeplaces is a collaborative research project from The DISCO CO(LAB)s, hosted by BCaT. This project harnesses VR to recreate the ever-changing sites of the Black homeplace and Black placemaking practices across the African diaspora. Check out the project here: www.bcatlab.org/black-homepl...

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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

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! 📅 Monday, March 31, 4-6 PM ET 📍Weiser Hall 10th Floor, University of Michigan & Zoom More info and register: events.umich.edu/event/132520

Event flier for TikTok, Deepseek, and the Fear of Chinese Tech in Nationalist Times featuring headshots of Tara Fickle, Ian Shin, and Jeff Yang.

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

You're invited to attend a hybrid weekly bookclub Automating Black Joy. The first bookclub is happening TODAY from 12-1 PM EST, where we will be discussing "Black Joy" by Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts. Join us at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom. www.bcatlab.org/events/bcat-...

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Don’t for about the Black Soundscapes event this morning. It’s happening now. Join us at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom!!

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

🎶✨ Join us for Black Soundscapes: A DISCO Co(Lab) Workshop with Dr. Allie Martin! 📅 Monday, March 10 ⏰ 10-12pm 📍 Skinner 3115 & Zoom Don't miss this conversation on slowing the datafication of Black life and engaging in intentional sampling practices. 🔗 Register now at bcatlab.org/events

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

It’s National Women’s History Month! The BCaT Lab has a fun month of events lined up for March! 🌸 www.bcatlab.org/events

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

BCaT is hosting Black Soundscapes. Led by Dr. Allie Martin, this workshop demonstrates strategies for the ethics of soundscape recording and composition in Black digital projects. Join us on March 10th at 10am–12pm in person at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom. Register here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Black Soundscapes. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Join us next Wednesday, February 25, from 5–7 PM in Skinner 3115 or on Zoom for an engaging discussion with the authors of Technoskepticism! Be among the first 10 attendees and receive a free copy of the book! Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation—see you there!

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The BCaT Lab is officially open! Check out our February calendar to see all the exciting events we have planned this month! For more information go to: bcatlab.org/events

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BCaT Lab @ UMD @bcatlab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

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!

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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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

Blue event poster for "Crip Mentoring: Disability, Publishing, & Crip Time" with yellow geometric shapes, photos of speakers, and event details.

Alt text for William Cheng photo: smiling man with short dark hair, white button-up shirt with rolled-up sleeves, hands resting on knees with fingers interlaced.

Alt text for Sunaura Taylor photo: a white woman with short brown hair, smiling and looking into the camera. Behind her is a large black-and-white photograph mounted on a wall, with a dark background upon which many white lines flare out.

Poster text: The Digital Accessible Futures Lab invites you to attend a roundtable conversation with William Cheng and Sunaura Taylor on disability and publishing, publishing as a disabled author, and publishing in/beyond disability studies. In a climate of scarcity and uncertainty, how might one respond to hyper-normative demands for productivity? What does it mean to write (and publish) as a disabled scholar? What does it mean to compose while crip/mad/sick—especially when our embodied knowledges are deemed antithetical to (academic) life? Register to attend the Zoom using the QR code or the following link: https://myumi.ch/ZD44y

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