Where Culture Meets Technology

Sustaining a new generation of scholars and scholarship in Black studies.

UPCOMING EVENTS

We are excited to present a diverse range of events designed to inspire learning, collaboration, and community engagement. Whether you're interested in academic discussions, hands-on workshops, or networking opportunities, our events offer something for everyone. To see all of our events, view our Events page.

black homeplaces book club

This semester in BCaT Bookclub we will engage with art exhibitions, films, readings, and more, while exploring Black placemaking practices across the diaspora.

BCat field trip

This month, we’re hosting a field trip on November 20th to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

BLACK HOMEPLACES - a disco co(lab)

DISCO CO(LAB) is a new series of inter-institutional collaborative research projects hosted by the Black Communication and Technology (BCaT) Lab at the University of Maryland. This semester we are developing the Black Homeplaces Co(Lab), a project that harnesses VR/AR to recreate the ever-changing sites of the Black homeplace and Black placemaking practices across the African diaspora.

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