UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry and FCCW Present
Peer2Peer: A Critical Internet Studies Gathering in LA
Friday, May 2 & Saturday, May 3
FCCW: 3035 Rosslyn St. LA, CA 90065
Info on our space
Free
Peer2Peer is a two-day gathering bringing together researchers, artists, archivists, and makers to think collectively and critically about the Internet. Come hear incredible new work from our research community, learn how to up your digital security, learn how to archive (or not!) the web, come laugh at jokes about the Internet! All events unless otherwise noted are open to the public. Come for an hour or stay for the whole two-days!
UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry is a community of scholars whose work engages the past, present and future of the Internet. This event is made possible by the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Day 1: Friday, May 2, 2025
9:30 AM — Coffee
9:45 AM — Welcome Address by Dr. Sarah T. Roberts, Professor of Gender Studies, Information Studies and Labor Studies, co-Founder and Faculty Director of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry
10:00 – 12:00 PM — Internet Studies Research Talks featuring
Dr. Zizi Li on Specters of the Influencer Ecosystem
Nashra Mahmood on When Hashtags Become Racial Classification Technologies: The Case of Digital India
Dr. Maga Miranda on Scrolling on #ChambaTok: Latinx Workers the Politics of Visibility
Lunch break (on your own)
1:30 – 2:30 PM — Arthur Jones, director of Feels Good Man and the Antisocial Network, on Documenting Internet Subcultures
2:30 – 2:45 PM — Coffee break
2:45 – 4:00 PM — Romi Morrison + Ngozi Harrison discuss A Future History of Black Computational Thought
4:15 – 5:30 PM — James Epps leads a discussion on Religion, Spirituality and the Internet
6:00 – 7:30 PM — Dr. Rumman Chowdhury on Explainable & Ethical AI
Day 2: Saturday, May 3, 2025
9:30 AM — Coffee
9:45 AM — Welcome Address by Dr. Stacy E. Wood, Director of Research and Programs of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry
10:00 – 12:00 PM — Internet Studies Research Talks featuring
Dr. Wendy Sung on Asian Faciality and the Logics of Facial (Mis)recognition Technology
Dr. Verónica Uribe del Águila on Hacking the Maker Fair: Computing as a Site of Political Participation and the Limits of Technological Sovereignty
Dr. Tonia Sutherland on The Tablet: On Appropriate Access, Reproductive Justice, and the Rule of Law
Dr. Noopur Raval on Through the Looking Glass: What AI distracts us from
Lunch break (on your own)
1:00 – 2:30 PM — We Keep Us Safe: Digital Security in Precarious Time with Casey Winkleman and Megan Riley
2:30 – 2:45 PM — Coffee break
2:45 – 4:00 PM — We Keep Us Safe: Cultivating a Digital Community Safety Net with Casey Winkleman and Megan Riley
4:00 – 5:00 PM — Shannon Mattern on Library <-> Field
5:00 – 6:00 PM — feminist.ai
6:00 – 7:30 PM — Dinner provided by Dai Pie Dong + Burritos Las Palma
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM — Jamie Loftus gives us a closer look at the Internet’s main characters with 16th Minute of Fame