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Get ready for another BCaT Eats! Join us this Wednesday in Skinner 3115 from 12-1pm for some free food, games, and movies! 🍕
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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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)
October 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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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!
September 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Join us today for our workshop on Digital mapping and Black Spaces.
May 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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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...
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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May 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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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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April 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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It’s happening now!!
April 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Wednesday, April 9th, 10AM - 12PM EST will be Day 1 of the Building Interactive XR Exhibits: From Concept to Creation Workshop.

Join us at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom. The registration link can be found below⬇️

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Building Interactive XR Exhibits: From Concept to Creation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join our two-day seminar exploring XR design, AI-generated 3D models, and digital twins. Learn hands-on techniques for 3D scanning, model creation, and optimizing experiences for web and VR. Day 1: A...
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April 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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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.
March 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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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-...
March 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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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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🎶✨ 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
March 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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🎶✨ 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
March 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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It’s National Women’s History Month! The BCaT Lab has a fun month of events lined up for March! 🌸

www.bcatlab.org/events
March 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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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...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Black Soundscapes. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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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March 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Technoskepticism Book Launch is happening now. Join us in Skinner 3115 or on Zoom: www.bcatlab.org/events/techn...
February 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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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!
February 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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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
February 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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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!
November 27, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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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
November 26, 2024 at 10:41 PM