“Unspoken Futures” uses research-creation, ethnography, and theatre performance to explore how individuals with disabilities and neurodivergence imagine and intervene in emergent futures. In partnership with York University’s Department of Theatre, Dance & Performance, Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology, and Theatre Direct. Dr. Magdalena Kazubowski- Houston, along with her collaborators Lisa Marie DiLiberto and […]
The AMPD-Sensorium Graduate Symposium is a dynamic platform where emerging researchers across AMPD and beyond share their innovative work through concise presentations, fostering an environment of collaboration and dialogue. All are welcome to come and explore the intersections of knowledge as participants co-create insights that challenge conventional boundaries and inspire future directions in their fields. […]
Sensorium is pleased to announce the upcoming Fall Wendy Michener Memorial Lecture: Repairing the Social Fabric, which will be given by leading technology and social media researcher danah boyd. boyd’s work explores sociality, identity and culture among youth on social networks. She is the founder of Data & Society Institute and a visiting professor at […]
In May 2024, 25 York University students travelled to Costa Rica to take part in the PANF 3030/5030 Global Eco-Arts Residency Course. This 10-day intensive course comprised a series of workshops, gallery tours, creative class-based exercises, and participation in a local community festival at York University’s Las Nubes Eco-Campus and surrounding areas. Through these experiences, […]
We invite you to attend the 40th anniversary Robarts Lecture, featuring the poet, novelist, playwright, and essayist M. NourebeSe Philip, who is launching a new edition of her acclaimed book-length poem Zong! M. NourebeSe Philip is known for experimenting with literary form and their commitment to social justice, notably in Ontario. Through the innovative use of fugal and counterpointed repetition, Zong! becomes […]
Sensorium: Centre for Digital Art and Technology is proud to partner with InterAccess as an exhibition site for the 2024 Vector Festival. Resonant Futures showcases work by Sensorium members that explores the intersection of technology and new media artwork, focusing on disintegration, decomposition and obsolete technology. The works featured include: 𝘚𝘶𝘯 (𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯) | Sana Akram […]
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It with author Cory Doctorow The Wendy Michener Memorial Lecture, named in commemoration of the Canadian arts critic and journalist, was established at York University in 1986 to provide a forum for discussion of vital issues and developments in culture and the arts. Some […]
Join us on Thursday, January 23 in the Sensorium Flex Space for an afternoon celebrating gaming history and preservation. The event will feature a welcome session & mingle with refreshments, a game play-through to immerse yourself in the amazing history and enduring fun of Tetris, and a screening of the acclaimed film Tetris (2023), based […]
Want to join a writing group with other researchers to fight procrastination and make consistent progress? Sensorium is partnering with the Graduate Film Student Association to host bi-monthly writing sessions every other Wednesday. These sessions provide a structured and focused environment in the Sensorium Loft where Graduate students, faculty, and visiting researchers can come together, set aside […]
Want to join a writing group with other researchers to fight procrastination and make consistent progress? Sensorium is partnering with the Graduate Film Student Association to host bi-monthly writing sessions every other Wednesday. These sessions provide a structured and focused environment in the Sensorium Loft where Graduate students, faculty, and visiting researchers can come together, set aside […]