WEEK 1
Monday, July 17th, 2023
10:00am
Opening Remarks: Ellie Abrons, Associate Professor of Architecture at Taubman College and Digital Studies Institute Director, and Lisa Nakamura, Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor of American Culture and Screen Arts
Community Agreement & Introductions: Ellie Abrons
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
10:00am
Peer Research Groups: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3
1:00pm
Conversation: Orit Halpern, Full Professor and Chair of Digital Cultures and Societal Change at Technische Universität Dresden, with Catherine Griffiths, Assistant Professor at Taubman College and Assistant Professor at the Digital Studies Institute
4:00pm
Peer Writing Groups: Group 1, Group 2
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
1:00pm
Keynote: Mél Hogan, Director of the Environmental Media Lab and Associate Professor of Communication, Media, and Film at the University of Calgary, Respondent: Ellie Abrons
4:00pm
Office Hours with Faculty
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
10:00am
Conversation: Chris Gilliard, Just Tech Fellow at the Social Science Research Council, with Yarden Katz, Assistant Professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan
1:00pm
Peer Research Groups: Group 4, Group 5, Group 6
4:00pm
Media Studies Club
Friday, July 21th, 2023
10:00am
Methods Panel Discussion: Caitlin Pollock, Digital Scholarship Specialist, as Moderator, with John Cheney-Lippold, Associate Professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan, and Libby Hemphill, Associate Professor of Information at the School of Information
WEEK 2
Monday, July 24th, 2023
9:00am
Opening Remarks, Welcome, & Breakfast
10:00am
Lecture: Apryl Williams, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Media and the Digital Studies Institute
1:00pm
Workshop: Apryl Williams
3:30pm
Private VR Screening Kickoff: Yvette Granata, Assistant Professor of Film, Television, and Media at the University of Michigan
5:00pm
Social Hour & Private VR Screening
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
9:00am
Breakfast & Office Hours with Faculty
10:00am
Workshop: Mimi Ọnụọha, Artist and Researcher
1:00pm
Keynote: Mimi Ọnụọha, Respondent: Yvette Granata
3:30pm
Mcity Field Trip
5:00pm
Social Hour
Wednesday, July 26th, 2023
9:00am
Breakfast & Office Hours with Faculty
10:00am
Peer Research Groups: Group 7, Group 8, Group 9
1:00pm
Panel Discussion: Mimi Ọnụọha, Lisa Parks, Distinguished Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Lisa Nakamura
3:30pm
Peer Writing Groups: Group 3, Group 4, Group 5
6:00pm
Cohort Dinner
Thursday, July 27th, 2023
9:00am
Breakfast & Office Hours with Faculty
10:00am
Workshop: Lisa Parks
1:00pm
Keynote: Lisa Parks, Respondent: Germaine Halegoua, Associate Professor of Communication and Media at the University of Michigan, Director of Graduate Studies at the Digital Studies Institute
4:00pm
Private Theater Showing: Barbie, with Introductions by Sarah Murray, Assistant Professor of Film, Television, and Media, and Grace Wilsey, Digital Studies Graduate Student
Friday, July 28th, 2023
9:00am
Breakfast & Office Hours with Faculty
10:00am
Peer Writing Groups: Group 6, Group 7, Group 8
1:00pm
Closing Circle
