Sarah Sharma's new book, Insufferable Tools: Feminism Against Big Tech, is available today! The book reveals big tech's patriarchal deployment of media theory and proposes a new feminist politics of tech. www.utm.utoronto.ca/iccit/news/s...
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📆 Reminder: The 2026 ICCIT Annual Lecture (featuring Amanda Lagerkvist) is this Friday!
📣 Join us this evening for a book launch with Leopoldina Fortunati.
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April 24 | ICCIT Annual Lecture: AI as Existential Media
Dr. Amanda Lagerkvist will explore how a global moment of interrelated crises has permitted the advanced technologies that we call “AI” to hijack the future.
⏰ 2 p.m.
📍 MN 3230
Insufferable Tools: Feminism Against Big Tech. Sarah Sharma.
Insufferable Tools: Feminism Against Tech will be available April 21 (next week!). dukeupress.edu/insufferable...
Professor Sarah Sharma
Professor Sarah Sharma was recently interviewed by Duke University Press about her upcoming book, Insufferable Tools: Feminism Against Big Tech. The book reveals big tech's patriarchal deployment of media theory and proposes a new feminist politics of tech. dukeupress.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/q...
📣Today! Drop by the MIST Theatre at UTM for the launch of our PWC student journals.
2026. Launch: April 14, 3-5pm, MIST Theatre. Mindwaves Compass.
Join us tomorrow (April 14) from 3pm-5pm for the launch of Mindwaves and Compass, our PWC student journals. This event will take place in the MIST Theatre at UTM and include readings and light refreshments.
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💥Are you, or do you know, an advanced University of Toronto humanities undergrad? The JHI is offering scholarships, office space and access to mentors to advanced undergrads for their research during our theme year Doubles, Doppelgangers.
📅 Deadline to apply is April 21
👉 https://uoft.me/cem
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💰 Call for Proposals!
Have you got an idea for collaborative, interdisciplinary humanities research? Your group can get space at the JHI for meetings and funding for events for one year.
JHI Working Group applications are due by May 12, 2026
More info https://uoft.me/chT
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The final exam period at UTM begins today. 💙
There are a variety of support services, resources & campus spaces that have been designed to help you succeed this exam season.
Take a moment to explore ➡️ https://bit.ly/3KyduiD
Best of luck on your exams!
2026 ICCIT Annual Lecture. Amanda Lagerkvist. Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden. AI as Existential Media: Refiguring Human-Technology Relationality at 'the End Times.' Friday, April 24, 2026, 2:00pm. UTM, CDRS, MN3230. ICCIT.
We are pleased to announce that Amanda Lagerkvist of Uppsala University, Sweden will be delivering the 2026 ICCIT Annual Lecture on April 24. Her talk will be entitled "AI as Existential Media: Refiguring Human–Technology Relationality at 'the End Times.'" www.eventbrite.ca/e/iccit-annu...
DEM Case Competition. ICCIT: Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology. Professional Series. ICCIT Pro.
Join us tomorrow for the DEM Case Competition, held from 10am-4pm in CCT 2150 & 3150. Cheer on our DEM students as they work in teams to tackle real-world challenges using both technology and strategy. 🤖🧠
📣Join us tomorrow for the 2026 ICCIT Student Showcase!
Prospective students and their families learn about programs at the University of Toronto Mississauga during March Open House. (Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)
Last week, future students and their families got the opportunity to experience a slice of campus life at #UTM's annual March Open House.
In photos: March Open House at UTM 💙 https://bit.ly/4m2trQt
#UTM Holiday Closure
Please note that #UofTMississauga will be closed for Good Friday, on Friday April 3 and will resume regular hours of operation on Monday April 6.
More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/2awkf4m
April calendar with key dates: April 3 - Good Friday, University closed; April 6 - Classes end for Y and S courses; April 9-24 - Final Exam Period (April 24 is Exam Contingency Day). Image includes a large, empty exam hall with rows of desks.
The winter term comes to an end & exam season begins! Here are some important #UTM dates for the month of April. ❄️ 📝 🌷
For more notable dates please visit ➡️ https://bit.ly/3k6qm6x
2026 ICCIT Student Showcase. Celebrate the innovative, practical, and creative projects designed by students, often featuring themes related to technology, culture, and society. Sign-up before March 1st to be able to showcase your work. Link in description! April 7th, 2026. 12:00pm-3:30pm. MN grand hall.
The annual ICCIT Student Showcase is next week! Join us on Tuesday April 7 from 12:00pm to 3:30pm to celebrate the fantastic work our undergraduate students have produced over the past year.🎉
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Extended #UTM Library Hours 🌙
The library will be open 24 hours for exam season!
📚 A valid TCard is required from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Details ➡️ https://bit.ly/3G2yaki
Silhouetted reflections of people looking down into a water puddle. The text overlay is Call for Applications: 2026-27 JHI Undergraduate Fellowships. Deadline: April 21 | Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers.
💥Are you, or do you know, an advanced University of Toronto humanities undergrad? The JHI is offering scholarships, office space and access to mentors to advanced undergrads for their research during our theme year Doubles, Doppelgangers.
📅 Deadline to apply is April 21
👉 https://uoft.me/cem
Today! Drop in for the UTM Research Excellence Celebration, where ICCIT Professor Julie Yujie Chen will be recognized with a Research Prize in the Social Sciences.🎉
🎉There’s still time to register! Come celebrate award-winning research —happening Thursday afternoon at U of T Mississauga.
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March Open House | March 29
One week away!
Visit #UTM to get a deeper understanding of our programs, chat with professors, students and staff, learn about important admissions processes & much more!
⏰ 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
More info & registration ➡️ https://bit.ly/49Hvhzg
The Arcana of Reproduction. "The definitive feminist analysis of reproductive and 'caring' labor to emerge from Italian feminism of the 1970s." Book launch with Leopoldina Fortunati. April 20, 5pm. Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 140 St. George St. 4th floor.
On April 20, we will be hosting Leopoldina Fortunati at the Faculty of Information for the launch of her new book, "The Arcana of Reproduction: Housewives, Prostitutes, Workers and Capital."📖
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March Break Tours
Join us for March Break campus tours featuring state-of-the-art facilities, residence visits, information sessions and extended opportunities to speak with our staff and students.
More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/40n4e9K
Join us tomorrow for this exciting professional development event!
UTM Research Excellence Celebration poster featuring: Kent Moore, Chemical & Physical Sciences Julie Yujie Chen, ICCIT Alexander Reisenbichler, Political Science
March 26 | UTM Research Excellence Celebration
Recognize the recipients of this year’s Desmond Morton Research Excellence Award & Annual Research Prizes!
Learn about groundbreaking research, ask questions & enjoy some community connection.
More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/3NDcZtj
Come see where your UTM offer could take you. 💙
Explore campus, attend program sessions and get your questions answered at our March Open House. 🦌 bit.ly/4bedaED
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March 16 - March 20 | Sustainability Week 2026
The 7th annual UTM Sustainability Week aims to create impact and encourage collaboration on campus towards a more sustainable community, both on campus and beyond. 🌱
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4lz1EHi
Download the UTAlert app to learn about snow closures, safety messages & more from all three #UofT campuses.
The app comes with advanced safety tools, including location-specific information.
Learn more 📲 https://www.utoronto.ca/alerts