Join us for the inaugural talk of the 2025 Speculative Life Speaker Series! This new lecture series will feature five distinguished speakers to explore a range of thought-provoking topics spanning Caribbean narratives, environmental justice and history and the connections between colonialism and ecology. In this first event, Alison Donnell, Head of Humanities at the University […]
Co-chairs : Nina Czegledy and Ricardo Dal Farra Presented as part of the LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talks series and supported by Hexagram, this event explores how AI and human-computer interaction are reshaping creative practices. Artificial intelligence (AI) and human-computer interaction (HCI) are revolutionizing creative practices, offering innovative tools and methodologies for […]
Join the Media and Materiality Research Cluster for the first Montreal Media History Seminar of 2025. This talk will explore the history and significance of Junior Press Clubs in 20th-century newspapers, examining how youth-driven media outlets shaped early youth journalism and the varying motivations behind their creation, drawing insights from Gabriele and Moore's book The […]
Join us for a two-day conference exploring the intersection of AI and Digital Humanities. This event is organized by the Centre de recherche interuniversitaire en humanités numériques (CRIHN) in collaboration with the Groupe de recherche sur les éditions critiques en contexte numérique (GREN) and the Milieux Institute. Program: Wednesday 15 January 2025: 10am-10.30m — Welcome […]
Join LePARC Research Cluster for a book talk with Toni Pape about his new book The Aesthetics of Stealth: Digital Culture, Video Games, and the Politics of Perception. In this book, Pape explores how performances of tactical imperceptibility - or “stealth” - have emerged as a crucial mode of cultural expression and political action in […]
On October 24th, join TAG for a talk about the emotional landscape of data-driven decision-making in game development with guest speaker Olli Sotamaa. ABOUT THE EVENT: Application of data analytics and other data-driven working methods creates new processes and work cultures in game studios. While data analytics tools are often promised to support rational, […]
Join the Media History Cluster for the first talk of a series of public talks and discussion on recent media history. On September 26, Fenwick McKelvey will discuss his forthcoming book "Voter_Machine_World" (under contract with MIT Press). ABOUT THE EVENT: Voter_Machine_World explores America’s long history to solve political problems with computers. Focusing on the early […]
Join Visiting Scholar Robert Glashüttner and TAG member Dr. Martin French for a discussion around Pinball. Pinball is an archaic arcade game for some, a technical marvel for others, and a favorite pastime for more and more dedicated players. Little is commonly known about pinball except that it’s made up of big sturdy amusement machines […]
To conclude the 2024 edition of Milieux May Madness, the Milieux Institute will host a conversation titled "Propositions: Designing through Land" on May 31st. Co-organized with the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), the event will convene nine scholars to reflect on how design disciplines and their associated practices can better align with the concept of […]
Join us Thursday, April 18th, between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm, at the Milieux Speculative Life Cluster for TeZ’s artist talk - SOLARPUNK Lab: eco-anarchism and pico-power to the people - and the Pico Power and Energy Transition residency demo and discussion. From April 3rd until April 19th, transdisciplinary artist and independent researcher TeZ will […]
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by United Nations Member States outlines a collective vision for global peace and prosperity. Its core consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), urging both developed and developing nations to collaborate in addressing poverty, enhancing health and education, reducing inequality, fostering economic growth, combating climate change, and conserving […]
Join us for an engaging presentation of the SunBlock One solar Minecraft server project, part of the Pico Power residency with TeZ. Bart Simon, Director of Milieux Institute will share with us the research-creation journey of the SunBlock project. This innovative project tackles two crucial challenges in energy transition research: The significant contribution of personal computing […]