Zoom information located here: https://www.icos.umich.edu/node/809   Abstract: "There is broad consensus in the US that monopolistic corporations have grown too powerful and that we need to revive antitrust to take on the “curse of bigness.” But information and communication technologies have fundamentally altered the operations of our economy in ways that undermine the basic […]

  We're hosting a swag drive! ESC $WAG is an ongoing art project that examines the ethics of corporate tech swag, which is often cheaply made using unethical labor practices and frequently ends up in the trash. We invite ESC-affiliated faculty and student researchers to contribute to the ESC $WAG project by donating any corporate tech […]

How to Participate:   Colloquium Public Lectures: Sept 29, 12:30 PM – 5:15 PM Wolverine Room, Michigan Union No registration is required for Colloquium Public Lectures.   Faculty Conversation Laboratory: Sept 30, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Clark Maps Library, 2nd Floor, Hatcher Graduate Library Building Register for the Conversation Library. The Conversation Laboratory is […]

About: This talk draws on ethnographic fieldwork to argue that a shift is underway in the logic of behavioral guidance informing the design and use of so-called self-tracking technology, or apps, and wearable devices that sense, record, and analyze users’ data. While first-wave self-tracking technologies were designed to serve as digital compasses that could provide […]

How to Participate: To register: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsfu2qqDIrGNHoT4OcWoRemvF4MG2dQ5we   About Carolyn Chen (Comparative Ethnic Studies, Berkeley) will be in conversation with Melissa Borja (American Culture & A/PIA Studies, UM) about her recent book, Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley. Work Pray Code explores how tech companies in Silicon Valley are bringing religion into […]