This stream is part of the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series, and will be played in the BCaT Lab from 12:00noon - 1pm. Learn how to research scholarly presses, identify good fits for your first book, and craft targeted pitches based on what publishers are currently seeking. 

Publishing your first book is an exciting accomplishment for any scholar. But there’s a lot to navigate before you get to see your book on the shelves and on syllabi.Join Ideas on Fire and acquisitions editors from leading US scholarly presses for a free webinar series that guides you through critical stages of the academic publishing journey for first books. 

Join us in Skinner 3115, or register to join via Zoom here.

This Sandbox Meet & Greet Session is an opportunity for everyone interested in applying for the Automating Black Joy collaborative project to share their ideas and skills, as well as form teams to work together on a project. The Sandbox Session will be held from 10am - 12noon EST, in Skinner 3115.

You can also register to join via Zoom here.

Are you thinking about grad school? Application season is fast approaching!

The BCaT Lab is here to help with the application process! We will be hosting a Grad Schools Application Clinic. Come join us to learn about and receive assistance with the grad school application process in Skinner 3115.

You may also register here for a Zoom link!

Join us for our first BCaT eats of the fall semester in Skinner 3115! There will be food, community, and good times shared. Hope to see you there!

Join us in the BCaT Lab (Skinner 3115) from 11:00am - 3:00pm as we usher in the fall semester!

Automating Black Joy Information Session (11am - 12pm): We will be discussing our newest collaborative project: Automating Black Joy. Automating Black Joy is a project critically exploring the future of AI. This project examines automation and AI through the lens of Black feminist inquiry, toward the goal of liberation and joy. Join us in the lab, or register and join via Zoom here.

BCaT Eats (12pm - 1pm): Join us for our first BCaT eats of the fall semester! There will be good food, great vibes, and a wonderful time for all. We hope to see you there!

BCaT Applies (1pm - 3pm): Are you thinking about applying to Graduate School? Application deadlines are quickly approaching, there is so much information hitting your email inbox about each school, and you still need to ask your letter writers if they’ll…write letters! The BCaT Lab is here to (hopefully) make the process a little less daunting. Join us in the lab, or register and join via Zoom here.

Interested in coming to the lab to discuss research or find ways to get involved? Visit us in Skinner 3115 from 10am-3pm! We will also be hosting writing support and undergraduate drop-ins during this time.

This week’s topic is on Speculative Futures! Read: Imagination: A Manifesto (Ruja Benjamin)

Join us at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom for BCaT Bookclub. To access the materials for this week, visit our Automating Black Joy page.

In this workshop, Dr. Morrison considers the constraints of mapping technologies in offering layered and rich representations of Black life and space, highlighting how digital mapping can be used both as a tool to supplement research and creative inquiry, as well as to present research findings.

Of primary concern in early design stages and at various stages of project iteration are project ethics (both conceptually and regarding labor), organization of data and metadata, and the technology/software leveraged to animate data for both internal project collaborators and external end users.

Drawing from her experience working on three large-scale digital humanities projects that utilize data about Black historical subjects, Dr. Morrison explores what has shaped her own DH mapping project.

Interested in coming to the lab to discuss research or find ways to get involved? Visit us in Skinner 3115 from 10am-3pm! We will also be hosting writing support and undergraduate drop-ins during this time.

This week’s topic is on Speculative Futures! Read: The Black Experience in Design.

Join us at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom for BCaT Bookclub. To access the materials for this week, visit our Automating Black Joy page.

Interested in coming to the lab to discuss research or find ways to get involved? Visit us in Skinner 3115 from 10am-3pm! Podcast room will be available for use.

Interested in coming to the lab to discuss research or find ways to get involved? Visit us in Skinner 3115 from 10am-3pm! We will also be hosting writing support and undergraduate drop-ins during this time.

This week’s topic is on AI and Skepticism! Watch: a Short Film titled, Sci-Fi Short Film "Afro Algorithms" | DUST

Join us at Skinner 3115 or on Zoom for BCaT Bookclub. To access the materials for this week, visit our Automating Black Joy page.