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.
bcat lab hours
Interested in coming to the lab to discuss research or find ways to get involved? Visit us in Skinner 3115 from 10am-3pm!
BCaT Eats
Join us at Skinner 3115 for great food and community!
Black Soundscapes: A DISCO Co(Lab) Workshop
From generative AI to various phases of appropriation, Black soundscapes are under constant surveillance and manipulation. In this workshop, Dr. Martin demonstrates strategies for considering the ethics of soundscape recording and composition in Black digital and artistic projects.
SAFIYA U. NOBLE
PLENARY & FIRESIDE CHAT WITH PATRICIA HILL COLLINS & CATHERINE KNIGHT STEELE
Dr. Safiya U. Noble is a Professor at UCLA where she serves the Director of the Center on Race & Digital Justice and Co-Director of the Minderoo Initiative on Tech & Power. She is the bestselling author of Algorithms of Oppression.
This talk will be moderated by Catherine Knight Steele, Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Black Communication & Technology Lab, and Patricia Hill Collins, Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Maryland and Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emerita of African American Studies at the University of Cincinnati.
Bcat applies: Zeeschuimer
This workshop offers an introduction to a user-friendly data scraping method, for the researcher who is not particularly tech-savvy.
Zeeschuimer can capture data from TikTok, Instagram, X and more, for analysis using the 4cat interface, which offers a toolkit for processing and analysing your data.
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