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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 linktr.ee/thedisconetwork

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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Meet the panelists of Refuse, Resist, Repair: Making Critical Moves in the Times of AI ⚡ 🎤 @jenny-l-davis.bsky.social, @posada.website, Apryl Williams, @fractalecho.bsky.social, and @steelecat717.bsky.social 📅 Fri, October 9 at 2:00 PM ET 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register events.umich.edu/event/149368
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Event recording now available! Watch our panel "Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire, Chinamaxxing, & the 'American Century of Humiliation,'" featuring Brian J. Chen, Julie Chu, Jasmine Ehrhardt, & Paul Kim in conversation with Lisa Nakamura. youtu.be/-KMu9dJEKlg?...
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Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📚 New report out now! One of the DISCO Network’s most successful initiatives is our collaborative writing retreats, known as “Book Jams.” Our new report offers a behind-the-scenes look at how a collaborative writing retreat works in practice. 🔗 Read: www.disconetwork.org/book-jam-rep...
Pink textured cover of the Book Jam Report featuring the University of Michigan Digital Studies Institute and DISCO Network logos.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🎥 Missed the event? A full recording will be made available on the DISCO Network YouTube channel next week. 📖 Want more from our panelists? Look forward to their upcoming book with the A.I.eeeee! collective, Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you to all who attended our Feeling the Future panel yesterday! The panelists discussed American feelings towards Asian & Chinese technology in 2026, their take on the “American century of humiliation” meme, and the trend of American influencers now looking to China as a site of admiration.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New blog post out now! In "Banff Book Jam 2026 Recap," three authors of Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire reflect on their experience after participating in a DISCO Network collaborative writing retreat. ✏️ Read the full blog post: www.disconetwork.org/blog
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tomorrow at 4 PM ET! Join us at the University of Michigan campus or on Zoom for a conversation about techno-empire, Chinamaxxing, & the “American Century of Humiliation.” Featuring Brian J. Chen, Julie Chu, Jasmine Ehrhardt, & Paul Kim in conversation with Lisa Nakamura.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The conversation will be moderated by Lisa Nakamura, Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor in American Culture at the University of Michigan.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Meet the panelists of Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire, Chinamaxxing, & the "American Century of Humiliation" 🔥 📅 Wed, Sept 23 at 4 - 5:30 PM ET 📍Weiser Hall 10th Floor (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) & Zoom 🔗 Learn more and register: events.umich.edu/event/149356
Biographical profile graphic for Brian J. Chen, featuring a portrait and a paragraph describing his work.Biographical profile graphic for Julie Y. Chu featuring a portrait and a paragraph describing her work. Biographical profile graphic for Jasmine Ehrhardt featuring a portrait and a paragraph describing their work.Biographical profile graphic for Paul Kim featuring a portrait and a paragraph describing his work.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
UPCOMING EVENT: Join us for Refuse, Resist, Repair: Making Critical Moves in the Times of AI! 📅 Friday, October 9 at 2 - 3:30 PM ET 🎤 Jenny Davis, Julián Posada, Apryl Williams, & Rua Williams in conversation with Catherine Knight Steele 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register: events.umich.edu/event/149368
Refuse, Resist, Repair: Making Critical Moves in the Times of AI poster with an abstract arrangement rectangles in yellow and magenta and a magenta perspective grid.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One week from today! Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire, Chinamaxxing, & the "American Century of Humiliation" takes place on Wed, Sept 23 at 4:00 PM ET. Join in-person at the University of Michigan or on Zoom!
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In July, the DISCO Network hosted a three day Book Jam at Northwestern University for our nine 2026 DISCO Affiliates. Alongside our PIs, our Affiliates wrote and developed a new collaborative book project, Frictionless: Rethinking the Promises of Big Tech (working title). More info coming soon!
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📍Join us in-person at Weiser Hall 10th Floor (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) or over Zoom. 🔗 Learn more and register: events.umich.edu/event/149356 🧋 We'll be providing free boba for the first 100 in-person attendees! All are welcome and we encourage undergrad + grad students to attend.
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DISCO Network Presents - Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire, Chinamaxxing, & the “American Century of Humiliation” | Happening @ Michigan
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"You've met me at a very Chinese time in my life." American social media influencers like Hasan Piker, IShowSpeed, and Kris Jenner have become newly interested in China as a source of cultural + technological inspiration. This panel will discuss the roots of "Chinamaxxing" in U.S.-China relations.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
UPCOMING EVENT: Join us on Wednesday, September 23 at 4:00 - 5:30 PM ET for Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire, Chinamaxxing, & the “American Century of Humiliation." 🎤 Featuring Brian J. Chen, Julie Chu, Jasmine Ehrhardt, & Paul Kim in conversation with Lisa Nakamura.
Event poster for “Feeling the Future,” a panel on Asian/Americanist perspectives, techno-empire, and “Chinamaxxing,” with pagoda illustrations and event details.

Event description: "You've met me at a very Chinese time in my life." American social media users and influencers like Hasan Piker, I Show Speed, and Kris Jenner have become newly interested in China as a source of cultural and technological inspiration. This panel of experts in technology policy, Chinese techno-culture, and the interplay between the U.S. and Asia will discuss the roots of "Chinamaxxing" in U.S.-China relations.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
September and November's events will be hybrid: you can attend in-person at Weiser Hall 10th Floor on the University of Michigan campus or on Zoom. October's event will be on Zoom only. Advance registration is recommended. More info and the links to register: www.disconetwork.org/disco-events
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We are proud to present our first three panels of the 2026-2027 academic year! 🪩✨ We have an exciting lineup of speakers who will discuss the rising fascination and fear of a Chinese technological future, the hidden data and labor behind GenAI, and who gets to control the future of technology 👥🌏💻💡
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Lisa Nakamura @lnakamura.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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!
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victoria @vashetc.blacksky.app · 22/06/2026
Absolutely dying at these hot takes, I’m so unserious. Thank you @disconetwork.bsky.social and Atticus! youtu.be/Qak0S-cZ3Os?...
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DISCO Speaks: An Interview with Victoria Copeland
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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...
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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 · 10/06/2026
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...
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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 · 22/05/2026
Together, the A.I.eeeee!!! Collective spent the week writing and developing a new collaborative book project, Feeling the Future: Asian/Americanist Takes on Techno-Empire (working title). We’re excited to share more about the book’s release soon!
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Two weeks ago, the DISCO Network hosted @brianjchen.bsky.social, Julie Chu, Jasmine Ehrhardt, Tara Fickle, @huandirection.bsky.social, Grace Hong, Paul Kim, @lnakamura.bsky.social, & K. Ian Shin, for a five day Book Jam at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Posed photo of Brian J. Chen, Julie Chu, Jasmine Ehrhardt, Tara Fickle, Huan He, Grace Hong, Paul Kim, Lisa Nakamura, & K. Ian Shin.Photo of the authors and facilitators laughing at a boardroom table.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
New video out now! Watch our panel titled ""Against Surveillance & Spectacle: Building Global Resistance to Tech-Mediated Oppression," featuring @vashetc.bsky.social , Kim Fernandes, & Cheng-Hsiu (Shin) Yang in conversation w/ @remiyergeau.bsky.social youtu.be/GXEjOPdpfa0?...
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Against Surveillance & Spectacle: Building Global Resistance to Tech-Mediated Oppression
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
New video out now! Watch our panel titled "Content Creation and the End of Social Media," featuring Crystal Abidin, @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social, and @kelechnekoff.bsky.social in conversation with @steelecat717.bsky.social📱💬 youtu.be/k4XiiGZ1Sz4?...
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Content Creation and the End of Social Media
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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...
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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 · 30/03/2026
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...
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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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Lisa Nakamura @lnakamura.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I love the New Books Network podcasts, and many thanks to Miranda Melcher for interviewing me about my new one: _The Inattention Economy: How women of color build the internet_ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
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Podcast Episode · New Books in Science, Technology, and Society · March 18 · 44m
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Anita Chan @anitachan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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 · 24/03/2026
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 · 16/03/2026
We're excited to announce the 2026 cohort of our DISCO Network Affiliate Program! 🪩💫 We are so excited to support this incredible group of scholars this year! Learn more about our affiliates and their work at www.disconetwork.org/affiliate-pr...
Poster of the DISCO Affiliates 2026 cohort featuring headshots of nine individuals: Irawo Ajasin, Chelsea Allen, Yesica Duarte, Natalie Leonard, Lucy March, Natalie Araujo Melo, Vanessa Nyarko, Xeneb Shah, Denise Dilbir Kaur Toor
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victoria @vashetc.blacksky.app · 10/03/2026
i love and adore hybrid events and am so grateful for them but it is always so funny seeing the in-person set up. im just this looming presence 😆
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victoria @vashetc.blacksky.app · 10/03/2026
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!
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Ahhh, V! Comms person here-- I didn't realize this was your first official live public engagement in a hot minute ❤️‍🔥🪩💫 Genuinely honored to have you join & thank you times a billion for sharing your perspective/time/voice with us
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
beyond obsessed with this screenshot Kay 🧡🌟 ty for attending!!
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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 10/03/2026
this is happening now!
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victoria @vashetc.blacksky.app · 10/03/2026
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. ❤️
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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 🥪🥤
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
This event will be held both in-person on U-M's Ann Arbor campus and online via Zoom, for more info: myumi.ch/n1zqb As always: we strive to make our events accessible, if you find yourself needing assistance or accommodations reach out to Eric Mancini @ dsi-administration@umich.edu
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We can't wait for this afternoon's talk 🪩❤️‍🔥 Wanted to hop into this thread to add: no worries on not being able to join today, Terri! We'll be posting a full recording with captions and links to referenced materials/resources on Tuesday, March 24th! (our YouTube channel: @ DISCONetwork 📽️🎬)
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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]!
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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 🌐🌌
Graphic for "Content Creation & the End of Social Media," each half of the title is in bolded white text in the upper righthand and lower lefthand corners. Four video call participants' windows are in a staggered formation against abstract gold starburst shapes and a dark blue gradient background. Clockwise from top left: a person with long black hair and hoop earrings appears thoughtful, listening while cupping their chin; a person with long brown hair sits in front of shelves arranged with rainbow-colored books; a person smiles widely with their tattooed hand resting under their chin, seated in front of a floating bookshelf; and a person with dark hair in a bun speaks in front of a wall filled with colorful, decorative garlands.
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Of course! More than happy to help 🪩🌟
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Yes indeed they are! All of our panels in this series (Voices in Protest, full playlist linked below) are edited and posted to YouTube with captions "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" will premiere on our channel on Thursday, March 12th youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Voices in Protest | Panel Series - YouTube
Our latest programming series, VIP (Voices in Protest), brings a new perspective to academic scholarship by facilitating community conversations on pressing ...
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
As always: This event is open to the public; we encourage all interested faculty & under/graduate students to attend!! We strive to make our events accessible to all participants. CART live-captioning services will be provided. If you anticipate needing assistance, please email chericec@umich.edu 📩
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
☀️🪟 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
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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
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DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
More about our talented group of panelists below, we're looking forward to connecting virtually & hearing all of their insightful commentary about the end of social media 🪩🌐 @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social @kelechnekoff.bsky.social @steelecat717.bsky.social @bcatlab.bsky.social
At the top, a dark blue banner with bold white text reads "meet the speakers." Below that is the main section, featuring a photo of Crystal Abidin, a person with long, straight hair smiling and standing against a white background. Three paragraphs to the right of her photo detail Abidin's professional background. At the bottom, another dark blue banner reads, "Crystal Abidin is Professor of Internet Studies at Curtin University and Director of the Influencer Ethnography Research Lab." The background consists of subtle grid lines and small dots overlaying a mustard yellow box with the text.

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Abidin is a digital anthropologist and ethnographer of vernacular internet cultures, researching influencer cultures, attention economies, and social media pop cultures especially in the Asia Pacific region.

She has published over 250 articles/chapters, 16 special issues, 5 authored books, and 4 edited books, including Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online (2018, Emerald Publishing), Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures (co-authors Leaver & Highfield, 2020, Polity), and tumblr: Curation, Creativity and Community (co-authors Tiidenberg & Hendry, 2022, Polity).

Her newest books are TikTok and Youth Cultures (2025, Emerald Publishing) and Child Influencers: How Children Become Entangled with Social Media Fame (2025, Polity).At the top, a dark blue banner with bold white text reads "meet the speakers." Below that is the main section, featuring a photo of Brooke Erin Duffy, a person with dark brown hair smiling, facing the camera at a three-quarters angle against a gray background. To the right of her photo, four paragraphs detail Duffy's professional background. At the bottom, another dark blue banner reads, "Brooke Erin Duffy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University." The background consists of subtle grid lines and small dots overlaying a mustard yellow box with the text.

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Duffy is a member of the Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies faculty.

Her research interests include digital and social media industries; gender, identity, and inequality; and the impact of new technologies on creative work and labor.

She's the author of two monographs on gender and cultural production, including (Not) Getting Paid to Do What You Love: Gender, Social Media, and Aspirational Work (Yale UP, 2017), which draws upon research with fashion bloggers, YouTubers, and Instagrammers to explore the culture and politics of digital labor.

In addition, she is co-author of the newly released book Platforms & Cultural Production (Polity, 2021).At the top, a dark blue banner with bold white text reads "meet the speakers." Below that is the main section, featuring a close-up photo of Kelechi Okafor, a person with short dark brown hair and gold hoops. To the right of her photo, five paragraphs detail Kelechi's professional background. At the bottom, another dark blue banner reads, "Kelechi Okafor is a British-Nigerian multidisciplinary artist, writer, presenter, actor, and political commentator." The background consists of subtle grid lines and small dots overlaying a mustard yellow box with the text.

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Kelechi is the creator and host of the podcast Say Your Mind, with more than 280 episodes exploring self-reclamation through an unflinching critique of society.

Kelechi has written books for children, young adults, and adults, often engaging themes of Black identity, power, surveillance, and systemic injustice.

Her work extends beyond literature and media into political commentary and social advocacy, with a particular focus on issues affecting Black women. She is known for her sharp critiques of institutional racism and performative activism, consistently calling for material change and accountability.

In 2025, she released her speculative novel Awakened. Her upcoming young adult novel, Are You Still Watching?, will be published on 10 September 2026.

Through her artistic and social practice, Kelechi continues to create transformative spaces, challenge dominant narratives, and amplify marginalised voices.At the top, a dark blue banner with bold white text reads "meet the moderator." Below that is the main section, featuring a close-up photo of Catherine Knight Steele, a person with short curls wearing a black turtleneck and smiling widely up at the camera. To the right of her photo, three paragraphs detail Steele's professional background. At the bottom, another dark blue banner reads, "Catherine Knight Steele is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Maryland - College Park." The background consists of subtle grid lines and small dots overlaying a mustard yellow box with the text.

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Steele was the Founding Director of the Andrew W. Mellon funded African American Digital Humanities Initiative (AADHum).

Her research focuses on race, gender, and media, with a specific emphasis on African American culture and discourse in traditional and new media.

She examines representations of marginalized communities in the media and how groups resist oppression and utilize online technology to create spaces of community.
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