Experience the convergence of creativity and critical inquiry at the Zines as Critical Data drop-in event. Join the students of CMSTMM 720: Data Culture(s) as they showcase their projects and delve into the world of zine-making. Explore how zines are a platform for crafting primary sources to enhance research, teaching, and learning. Engage with alternative narratives that disrupt conventional understandings of data culture(s). Participate in reflective discussions on entrenched assumptions about scholarship, authorship, and editorial privilege.

SCHEDULE
 
10:30-10:40    Welcome and Introductions
 
10:40-10:50    How to (Not) Cheat with ChatGPT  - Mélina Nzeza
 
10:50-11:00    They Are Spying on Us!: Racialized Discourse on Cyber Espionage  - Abigail Atmadja
 
11:00-11:10     Connor the Cloud”: A Consideration of Data Discourse in Children’s Books  - Cassie Turkstra  
 
11:10-11:20     Unlinking the Chain: A Guide to Breaking Data Linkages and Protecting Your Privacy   - Zeina Abouchacra
 
11:20-11:30     Validating or Violating: An Introspective Look on How Health Information is Used Online  - Elsie Sheppard
 
11:30-11:40     Break
 
11:40-11:50     Data Dunk, An Investigation of the Application of Data-Driven Decision-Making in Basketball  - Kiyaan Chavoshi
 
11:50-12:00     Operation Aspire: An Investigation of Spotify’s Podcasters AI Translation Pilot   - Milica Hinic
 
12:00-12:10     All AI is Local: Rejecting the Pernicious Myths of ‘Universals’ in AI Discourse   - Elisabeth Greve
 
12:10-12:20     Sustain!: A Zine about Digital Archiving, Community, and Preserving Queer History  - Amanda Jarvis
 
12:20-1:00       Discussion