RSVP Required: simpsoncenter.org…Video surveillance systems in ICE detention centers capture the inner workings of immigrant incarceration, yet ICE agents and contractors employ a variety of tactics to keep their closed-circuit video footage out of the public's view. This chapter excerpt...
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This workshop will focus on using Large Language Models (LLMs) within Jupyter Notebooks to unlock their potential in modern research and applications. It will provide a hands-on tutorial on integrating LLMs using open libraries like Hugging Face Transformers, constructing effective...
In “Letters from the Ancestors,” Prof. Connolly follows the experiences of four generations of his Caribbean family, offering an intimate view of the history of late capitalism in the Atlantic World. Under twentieth-century colonialism, he argues, working people developed uniquely...
Berlin-based artist Christine Sun Kim discusses her wide-ranging practice around sound and language. Kim, who was born in California and is now based in Berlin, reflects on her experiences as part of the Deaf community, using performance, video, drawing, writing...
Once you've learned the basic mechanics of Twine, you'll want to dress up your game – for more enjoyable gameplay and to deliver meaning. In this follow-up session, you'll learn how to apply CSS basics within Twine, add counters, and insert...
Agroecology can be defined simply as a way to work with nature rather than against it. Indigenous peoples have long built systems of knowledge that embody this agroecological ethos. Join Amazonian Indigenous leader Indira Vargas (Kichwa) and two Ecuadorian scholars...
By focusing on software and countermaps primarily designed for political action with social, environmental, and land justice movements, this conference brings together organizers, researchers, educators, and technologists questioning the interdependencies between digital infrastructures, software code, and emancipatory spatial futures. Panel...
About the Talk:What does cultural heritage mean today, and how can we shape its future together? My research explores interactive technologies in collaboration with Nordic museums, including Indigenous Sámi institutions. It focuses on creating new ways to experience heritage while...
Join us for a lively panel conversation exploring the evolving world of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and its vital role in academic research and digital scholarship. OCR—the process of converting scanned images of text into machine-readable data—underpins much of the...