Events Archive

The DISCO Network hosts a diverse series of lectures, workshops, panels, conferences, and other public programming on cutting edge digital topics. In addition to the event archive below, our programming has been archived on the DISCO Network’s Deep Blue Collection. 

DISCO's 2025-2026 Events

  • Event poster titled "Diaspora Wars and Going 50/50," featuring speaker portraits and event details in purple and black.

    Diaspora Wars and Going 50/50: Sowing Disunity in Black Communities Through Digital Propaganda

    DISCO Network | University of Michigan

    November 6, 2025

    This panel brings together Black feminist scholars, writers, and public intellectuals to examine how and why debates about gender, sexuality, and nationality consistently emerge as top topics on social media platforms within Black discursive communities. How do algorithms and influencer culture contribute to sowing discontent and misinformation among Black social media users? We consider the social and political implications, who ultimately benefits from these conversations, and how we can make different choices around our own engagement and participation.

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  • Event poster for "How to Survive Techno-Hellscapes" with speaker photos and registration details.

    How to Survive Techno-Hellscapes: On Crip Wisdom and Critique

    DISCO Network | University of Michigan

    October 16, 2025

    Everything is on fire. The supports disabled people need for survival are being decimated. The robots are coming after us, harvesting our data, surveilling us, and determining who is worthy to live. What can we do? How might the wisdom of disability elders and cross-movement organizers equip us for what’s happening and what’s to come? This roundtable brings together disability culture workers, activists, writers, and scholars to think-together about disability futures.

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  • A colorful poster for the "Search History Zine Vol. 2" launch party with event details and a cartoon character reading a magazine.

    Search Engines: Search History Volume 2 Zine Launch

    Search Engines | University of Michigan

    October 3, 2025

    Search History is a student-led zine publication from the University of Michigan community, hosted by Search Engines: Art, Tech, Justice. Search Engines is funded by the U-M Arts Initiative and the DISCO Network, housed in the Digital Studies Institute. In the last year, Search Engines brought artists such as Astria Suparak, Beth Coleman, Morehshin Allahyari, Paul Preciado, and Molly Soda to the Ann Arbor campus for workshops, performances, and panel discussions.

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