Events

The Starling Centre welcomes paper submissions for our upcoming panel, Critical AI Literacy: Power, Governance, and Social Futures Details at a Glance Conference: The 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dates: October 7–10, 2026 Panel Abstract Artificial intelligence is becoming a governing infrastructure that reorganizes how […]

Everyone is invited to attend an online public lecture by Dan McQuillan (Goldsmiths, University of London), jointly sponsored by the Starling Centre for Just Technologies and Just Societies and the FIMS Rogers Chair (as part of the Rogers Chair “New Fascism” theme from 2025-2027): “AI is a Morbid Symptom of the Interregnum” Details at a […]

Everyone is welcome to attend this next installment of the Starling Speaker Series with Dr. Ben Muller, who will be presenting his paper, “9/11, COVID, and the ICE-age: Reflections on 21st Century Border Security.” Details at a Glance Where: Scholar’s Lab, Weldon Library, Western UniversityWhen: 11 March 2026, 4:30 to 6:30pm Abstract: How has the […]

Along with the FIMS Rogers Chair (as part of the Rogers Chair “New Fascism” theme from 2025-2027), we are pleased to announce our first speaker of 2026: M.R. Sauter, who will present their talk on the right wing origins of venture capital. Details at a Glance: Date: Thursday 15 January 2026Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm Location: Conron […]

Join us in person on October 30 for this event cohosted by FIMS Rogers Chair 2025/26 lecture series where Assistant Professor Becca Lewis from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will present her paper on “Reactionary Futurism”. Details at a Glance Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (reception to follow) Location: Conron Hall, University College *This […]

The Starling Centre welcomes faculty and students to a welcome reception at the FIMS Grad Library on 24 September 2025. We will be screening a film by Dr. Myrna Moretti, a Starling Post-Doc, called, “Become/ing Otherwise”. Light refreshments will be served. Details at a Glance: Where: FIMS Grad Library, 2nd Floor, FIMS & Nursing Building […]