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The Media Ratings Project Report
Media ratings, or content classification, systems have long sought to provide audiences and consumers with a standardized set of guidelines for making informed decisions about the media they watch, play, read, or listen to. ManyContinue reading
KMDI is Hiring!
KMDI is hiring! We have posted five Work Study opportunities for the May-August 2023 session. Detailed job postings and Work Study program information can be found on the Careers website. Login to the careers websiteContinue reading
Making Music for Podcasts: A Storytelling Experience
Micki-Lee Smith is a Faculty of Music student and podcast music producer. She is also one of the creative powerhouses behind the scenes of the Critical Technology Podcast, working on the sounds and musical accompanimentsContinue reading
GLAM: Call for Projects
The GLAM Incubator is a theory and innovation lab dedicated to launching and supporting small-scale projects focused on the development of cutting-edge programming, service models, interactive experiences, knowledge media, and user interfaces that address aContinue reading
Join us for the Franklin Lecture with Dr. Charlton D. McIlwain, April 4, 2023
Black Software showcases computing technology’s origin story amidst the turbulent racial confrontations of the 1960s, connecting it to the rise of the Black internet who helped to birth the Internet as we know it through the lateContinue reading
Bo Ruberg’s Book Launch: Sex Dolls at Sea: Imagined Histories of Sexual Technologies
In Sex Dolls at Sea, Dr. Ruberg explores the origin story of the sex doll, investigating its cultural implications and considering who has been marginalized and who has been privileged in the historical narrative. InterrogatingContinue reading
Makerspace Winter Drop-In Hours
Located in the Faculty of Information, at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus, the KMDI-Semaphore Makerspace provides faculty and students from across the Tri-Campus with a creative space where they can explore different technologies,Continue reading
Protected: Mark Video Drive
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Protected: Computing and Global Development: A Critical Perspective
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Protected: Imagined Perfect Image
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Protected: KMD Is like Art, I Know It When I See It
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Protected: Knowledge Media Design Research
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Protected: The Role of Catalogues in Knowledge Production and Decolonizing and Indigenizing Cultural Heritage Practices
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Children and Age-Appropriate Game Design (CAGD) Researchers Respond to Federal Trade Commission
Children and Age-Appropriate Game Design (CAGD) researchers Dr. Sara M. Grimes (University of Toronto), Dr. Darshana Jayemanne (Abertay University, Scotland), Dr. Seth Giddings (University of Southampton, England) and Michael Beauvais, JD (University of Toronto), recently responded to theContinue reading
New Associate Dean of Research, Dr. Matt Ratto, is here to Increase Visibility
This past summer, Dr. Ratto stepped into his new role as Associate Dean of Research at the Faculty of Information. He sat down with us to discuss his priorities, the work of the faculty, andContinue reading
Printing Community Project
The GLAM Incubator is a joint initiative, co-led by the Faculty of Information and the KMDI, aimed at supporting the launch of new cross-sector initiatives that explore the innovations, opportunities, and challenges of emergingContinue reading
Job posting: Research Assistant – Children and Game Design
Call for Applications: Research Assistant Position with the Children and Age-Appropriate Game Design Project, working with Professor Sara Grimes, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto Job Description Approximately 7.5 hours/week from September 08, 2022Continue reading
Academic TikTok Report
The KMDI’s Academic TikTok Project (2021-2022) explored why and how academics might use TikTok in their teaching or for research knowledge mobilization (i.e., sharing findings, arguments, and theories). The pilot study included a literature review,Continue reading
Complex Pleasures: Selections from the Erotic Film Collection
The Bonham Centre’s Sexual Representation Collection presents Complex Pleasures: Selections from the Erotic Film Collection August 11 – September 30, 2022 5th floor Claude T. Bissell Building 140 St. George Street, Toronto Building hours: MondayContinue reading