Black Communication and Technology Lab part of the DISCO-MELLON Network
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30 Jan 2025
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!
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31 Dec 2024
Applications are due tonight!
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6 Dec 2024
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!
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30 Dec 2024
Applications are due TOMORROW!
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6 Dec 2024
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!
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27 Dec 2024
5 more days to apply!!
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6 Dec 2024
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!
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21 Dec 2024
10 more days to apply for the Disco Co(lab) micro-grant!
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6 Dec 2024
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!
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16 Dec 2024
15 more days to apply for the Disco Co(lab) micro-grant application on Black Homeplaces!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
6 Dec 2024
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!
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6 Dec 2024
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!
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1 Dec 2024
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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30 Nov 2024
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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27 Nov 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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7 Nov 2024
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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6 Nov 2024
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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4 Nov 2024
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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BCaT Lab @ UMD retweeted
1 Nov 2024
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
ALT Promotional flyer for the 2025 DISCO Affiliate Program with details on application requirements and deadlines.
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1 Nov 2024
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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30 Oct 2024
Today is our last Bookclub in October! Use the link in bio for the zoom link or to download reading materials!📚✨
17 Oct 2024
We have 2 more sessions of BCaT Bookclub for October!
Join us on Zoom or at Skinner 3115 at 12 pm for our reading or at 12:30 pm EST for the discussion portion!
Materials are available for download and Zoom link are in the link in our bio! 📚
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23 Oct 2024
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! 📚✨
17 Oct 2024
We have 2 more sessions of BCaT Bookclub for October!
Join us on Zoom or at Skinner 3115 at 12 pm for our reading or at 12:30 pm EST for the discussion portion!
Materials are available for download and Zoom link are in the link in our bio! 📚
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BCaT Lab @ UMD retweeted
21 Oct 2024
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.
ALT Book cover for Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal featuring abstract dark shapes against a light blue background.
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BCaT Lab @ UMD retweeted
18 Oct 2024
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-event…
ALT Promotional graphic for a virtual discussion titled "Crip Mentoring: Creating Accessible Conferences" on October 23 from 10:00 - 11:30 AM ET, featuring speakers Ruth Osorio, Victor Zhuang, and Michele Friedner.
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