Events

You Are Not Here: FIMS Seminar

Presented by Assistant Professor Alissa Centivany, Faculty of Information and Media Studies. All are welcome. Part of the FIMS Seminar Series 2024/25. Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm Attend in-person: FNB 4130Attend virtually: Register on Zoom Abstract: This research challenges dominant understandings of ubiquity, mobility, and connectivity and explores the […]

Glass Room at Weldon Library

Weldon Library is hosting the much-lauded Glass Room exhibit. If you didn’t get a chance to explore it during Starling’s launch in October, now is your chance! The exhibit will run through April which we hope will give members of the community, and their family and friends, a chance to visit. January 23 to April 2025 Weldon […]

Paris Marx at Western

The Starling Centre will be hosting Paris Marx, journalist and podcast host of “Tech Won’t Save Us” and “System Crash” on 23 and 24 January. On Thursday, January 23, he will give a talk about the perils and pitfalls of artificial intelligence technologies, and on Friday, January 24, will lead a focused discussion with graduate […]

Call for Papers: 4S Conference

The Starling Centre seeks contributions for its Open Panel: “Just Technologies for Just Societies” at the 50th 4S Conference in Seattle this September. Imagine the synchronous movement of a flock of starlings. Murmurations are a vivid metaphor for the relationships between just societies and just technologies: complex, interwoven, and capable of reverberating across boundaries, spaces, […]

Media, Information & Trump 2.0

The Starling Centre invites the Western community to an informal, open forum to unpack and discuss the issues and implications of Trump 2.0. Creative Commons, FIMS & Nursing Building20 November 202412:00 to 1:30pm

The Glass Room: In the News

Starling hosted the Glass Room at Project Satellite Space in October, with plans to install a second exhibition at Weldon Library at Western University. Listen to Dr. Joanna Redden discuss how the exhibit aims to demystify our everyday technologies.

Canada passes new Right to Repair law

Starling Co-Director Dr. Alissa Centivany spoke with CBC recently to discuss the implications to changes in Canada’s repair laws: “It’s really about creating a better world, a healthier planet, keeping more things out of the landfill and more money in our pockets, and just being able to exercise a little bit more autonomy about our […]

Faculty of Information and Media Studies first research centre

Western News By Justin Zadorsky, October 01, 2024

Image at the Glass Room Exhibition

Launch of the Starling Centre for Just Technologies and Just Societies

Please join us for the launch of The Starling Centre for Just Technologies and Just Societies at Western. Housed in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies,

Glass Room Logo

Canada’s First Glass Room Exhibition

Canada’s First Glass Room: A Critical Tech Intervention   Oct. 2 – 20, 2024, Satellite Project Space London ON  London Ontario will host Canada’s first Glass Room at Satellite Project Space from Oct. 2 to 20, 2024. The Glass Room is a public intervention that provides an interactive way for people to investigate the social impacts […]

Canadian Repair Convention

Join us for a day filled with innovative solutions, networking opportunities, and knowledge sharing in the heart of London at the Ivey Spencer Leadership Centre. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just curious about repair, this event is perfect for anyone looking to learn, connect, and grow. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity […]