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BCaT Lab @ UMD

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Black Communication and Technology Lab part of the DISCO-MELLON Network

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Join us for our virtual roundtable, "Crip Mentoring: Creating Accessible Conferences," on Wed, Oct 23 from 10 - 11:30 AM ET! This event is hosted by the Digital Accessible Futures Lab. Register to attend on Zoom: myumi.ch/JwZrE More info: disconetwork.org/disco-events/c…

Join us for our virtual roundtable, "Crip Mentoring: Creating Accessible Conferences," on Wed, Oct 23 from 10 - 11:30 AM ET! This event is hosted by the Digital Accessible Futures Lab.

Register to attend on Zoom: myumi.ch/JwZrE 

More info: disconetwork.org/disco-events/c…
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Our multi-authored monograph, Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal, will be published by Stanford Press in February 2025. From Munchausen by Tiktok to wellness apps to online communities to AI, this book explores the possibilities that technoskepticism can create.

Our multi-authored monograph, Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal, will be published by <a href="/stanfordpress/">Stanford Press</a> in February 2025. 

From Munchausen by Tiktok to wellness apps to online communities to AI, this book explores the possibilities that technoskepticism can create.
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We’re back at it with BCaT Bookclub! Today is a reading day so make sure you download your materials or hop on the zoom using the link in our bio! 📚✨

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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

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
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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

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
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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. 🧡📖

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. 🧡📖
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To our community - the lab will be closed today, and today’s programming rescheduled. We’ll be back on 11/13 at noon with BCaT bookclub. Wishing you all a gentle day, and hoping you find time to process, take care of yourselves, and breathe. In solidarity, The BCaT Lab ✊🏾

To our community - the lab will be closed today, and today’s programming rescheduled. We’ll be back on 11/13 at noon with BCaT bookclub. 

Wishing you all a gentle day, and hoping you find time to process, take care of yourselves, and breathe.

In solidarity,
The BCaT Lab ✊🏾
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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!

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!
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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!

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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We're nearing the end of the year which means our last BCaT Eats of 2024! Come to Skinner 3115 from 5-7 on Wednesday, December 4th for a fun night of games and food!

We're nearing the end of the year which means our last BCaT Eats of 2024! Come to Skinner 3115 from 5-7 on Wednesday, December 4th for a fun night of games and food!
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Thinking about grad school? The BCaT Lab is here to help with the application process! Learn more about the grad school application process on Wednesday, December 4th from 3-5pm at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom! Link in bio for more info!

Thinking about grad school? The BCaT Lab is here to help with the application process! 

Learn more about the grad school application process on Wednesday, December 4th from 3-5pm at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom!

Link in bio for more info!
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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 [email protected] Application is in the link in bio!

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!