Black digital & experimental humanities @ UMD
@aadhum-umd.bsky.social
African-American + digital + experimental + humanities = #BlackDH at the University of Maryland :: Funded by the Mellon Fdn ✨🌱💜
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Man you know what… Black people 😩😭
May 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Man you know what… Black people 😩😭
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With a longer than expected hiatus from x, I finally activated my @bsky.app account, after attending a workshop with @rudyfraser.com hosted by @aadhum-umd.bsky.social this past week. Thank you Rudy taking us deeper into social media moderation than I've ever gone before and for the work you do.
April 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
With a longer than expected hiatus from x, I finally activated my @bsky.app account, after attending a workshop with @rudyfraser.com hosted by @aadhum-umd.bsky.social this past week. Thank you Rudy taking us deeper into social media moderation than I've ever gone before and for the work you do.
You were excellent and we loved having you here. Don't be a stranger whenever you're in MD again - our doors are always open to you! 🌟
So much love and gratitude for the @aadhum-umd.bsky.social team. Appreciated them inviting me to spread the good word about decentralized social media as a tool for community building
And as hosts—it was the 1st time I’ve been in a hacker/maker space and really felt seen. Support them & their work!
And as hosts—it was the 1st time I’ve been in a hacker/maker space and really felt seen. Support them & their work!
April 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
You were excellent and we loved having you here. Don't be a stranger whenever you're in MD again - our doors are always open to you! 🌟
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Here at this @aadhum-umd.bsky.social workshop today, @rudyfraser.com is taking us under (I mean under) the hood to play with and learn about creating custom feeds in bluesky, in this case developing custom algorithms— thinking about weights and requirements, definitions and filtering the firehose. 😍
We’re on Day 2 of such an amazing time with @rudyfraser.com. Join us at 5:30PM @ 1104 Taliaferro Hall at UMD, College Park for the custom feeds workshop. (Free parking after 4pm!)
From #BlackTwitter to @blacksky.app - We are in for a treat w. 3 upcoming AADHum events w/ technologist, community organizer, & creator of Blacksky, @rudyfraser.com! RSVP here: go.umd.edu/blacksky
April 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Here at this @aadhum-umd.bsky.social workshop today, @rudyfraser.com is taking us under (I mean under) the hood to play with and learn about creating custom feeds in bluesky, in this case developing custom algorithms— thinking about weights and requirements, definitions and filtering the firehose. 😍
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Day 1 with @aadhum-umd.bsky.social was amazing. Introduced folks to @mmasnick.bsky.social’s Trust & Safety Tycoon. Great questions about building decentralized platforms and thinking through content moderation challenges.
And, and, aaaand — I soldered something for the first time!
And, and, aaaand — I soldered something for the first time!
April 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Day 1 with @aadhum-umd.bsky.social was amazing. Introduced folks to @mmasnick.bsky.social’s Trust & Safety Tycoon. Great questions about building decentralized platforms and thinking through content moderation challenges.
And, and, aaaand — I soldered something for the first time!
And, and, aaaand — I soldered something for the first time!
We’re on Day 2 of such an amazing time with @rudyfraser.com. Join us at 5:30PM @ 1104 Taliaferro Hall at UMD, College Park for the custom feeds workshop. (Free parking after 4pm!)
From #BlackTwitter to @blacksky.app - We are in for a treat w. 3 upcoming AADHum events w/ technologist, community organizer, & creator of Blacksky, @rudyfraser.com! RSVP here: go.umd.edu/blacksky
April 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We’re on Day 2 of such an amazing time with @rudyfraser.com. Join us at 5:30PM @ 1104 Taliaferro Hall at UMD, College Park for the custom feeds workshop. (Free parking after 4pm!)
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Excellent audience question: how might the ethical and technical independence that undergirds #Blacksky be communicated its users? Fraser points us to this great explanatory thread by @msblis.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/msbl...
So what’s the biggest difference?
BlackSky is an app within BlueSky… let me say that again. Yes, it feels like the same app because BlackSky is an app built on BlueSky’s framework. But shout out to Rudy — he created the infrastructure that specifically protects Black culture.
BlackSky is an app within BlueSky… let me say that again. Yes, it feels like the same app because BlackSky is an app built on BlueSky’s framework. But shout out to Rudy — he created the infrastructure that specifically protects Black culture.
April 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Excellent audience question: how might the ethical and technical independence that undergirds #Blacksky be communicated its users? Fraser points us to this great explanatory thread by @msblis.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/msbl...
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Love how Fraser turns directly to other on the ground work w/ mutual aid, which informs digital vision. Cites @tressiemcphd.bsky.social's desc of mutual aid: 'horizontal networks of solidarity,' quoting Matthew Whitley. Also, Dean Spade on distinction between non-profit work and mutual aid.
April 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Love how Fraser turns directly to other on the ground work w/ mutual aid, which informs digital vision. Cites @tressiemcphd.bsky.social's desc of mutual aid: 'horizontal networks of solidarity,' quoting Matthew Whitley. Also, Dean Spade on distinction between non-profit work and mutual aid.
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Here we go! @rudyfraser.com is describing matters of representing/supporting Black communities on social media. Turns to technical infrastructure: open source, user support, & other considerations. Thinking about systems that are sustainable, and that can operate well into the future.
April 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Here we go! @rudyfraser.com is describing matters of representing/supporting Black communities on social media. Turns to technical infrastructure: open source, user support, & other considerations. Thinking about systems that are sustainable, and that can operate well into the future.
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Whether speaking to students in @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social’s class on Hashtag Activism or folks at @aadhum-umd.bsky.social yesterday, it’s always great to see the reactions when I mention that folks are building TikTok alternatives on atproto like @skylight.social 🖤
April 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Whether speaking to students in @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social’s class on Hashtag Activism or folks at @aadhum-umd.bsky.social yesterday, it’s always great to see the reactions when I mention that folks are building TikTok alternatives on atproto like @skylight.social 🖤
So much fun having you here on Day 1! 🤩 We can’t wait to learn how to create & manage custom feeds w. you today
Day 1 with @aadhum-umd.bsky.social was amazing. Introduced folks to @mmasnick.bsky.social’s Trust & Safety Tycoon. Great questions about building decentralized platforms and thinking through content moderation challenges.
And, and, aaaand — I soldered something for the first time!
And, and, aaaand — I soldered something for the first time!
April 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
So much fun having you here on Day 1! 🤩 We can’t wait to learn how to create & manage custom feeds w. you today
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Alert!!! Rudy being awesome and brilliant again!!! Congratulations @rudyfraser.com ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
From #BlackTwitter to @blacksky.app - We are in for a treat w. 3 upcoming AADHum events w/ technologist, community organizer, & creator of Blacksky, @rudyfraser.com! RSVP here: go.umd.edu/blacksky
April 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Alert!!! Rudy being awesome and brilliant again!!! Congratulations @rudyfraser.com ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
So very thrilled abt this series of events w. @rudyfraser.com this wk @univofmaryland.bsky.social! ⭐
From #BlackTwitter to @blacksky.app - We are in for a treat w. 3 upcoming AADHum events w/ technologist, community organizer, & creator of Blacksky, @rudyfraser.com! RSVP here: go.umd.edu/blacksky
April 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
So very thrilled abt this series of events w. @rudyfraser.com this wk @univofmaryland.bsky.social! ⭐
🌱 Our director w. a ft on The Black Studies Podcast. She talks formation of Black Studies btwn + beyond disciplines, & centrality of experimental work in the study of Black life!
As I was saying to a friend today, it's always a privilege to have someone care about your ideas. Gratitude today to The Black Studies Podcast for this opportunity to chat w the glorious Ashley Newby @ digital things, Black Studies things, teaching things, & more! open.spotify.com/episode/6IdA...
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April 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🌱 Our director w. a ft on The Black Studies Podcast. She talks formation of Black Studies btwn + beyond disciplines, & centrality of experimental work in the study of Black life!
From #BlackTwitter to @blacksky.app - We are in for a treat w. 3 upcoming AADHum events w/ technologist, community organizer, & creator of Blacksky, @rudyfraser.com! RSVP here: go.umd.edu/blacksky
April 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
From #BlackTwitter to @blacksky.app - We are in for a treat w. 3 upcoming AADHum events w/ technologist, community organizer, & creator of Blacksky, @rudyfraser.com! RSVP here: go.umd.edu/blacksky
🤖 Join us tmrw - Apr 3rd @ 4pm in MITH to learn abt AADHum faculty @awwsmith.bsky.social's latest work.
A researcher, developer, + artist, Smith investigates quantum computing as a new method for creative writing & human-computer co-writing. We hope to see you there!
A researcher, developer, + artist, Smith investigates quantum computing as a new method for creative writing & human-computer co-writing. We hope to see you there!
April 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🤖 Join us tmrw - Apr 3rd @ 4pm in MITH to learn abt AADHum faculty @awwsmith.bsky.social's latest work.
A researcher, developer, + artist, Smith investigates quantum computing as a new method for creative writing & human-computer co-writing. We hope to see you there!
A researcher, developer, + artist, Smith investigates quantum computing as a new method for creative writing & human-computer co-writing. We hope to see you there!
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When we say digital @aadhum-umd.bsky.social, we mean ‘digital + experimental,’ which is how we think about our own version of #digitalhumanities
Today? Sitting here at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social listening to Curry J. Hackett on landscape, Black life, Black joy, and AI image generation.
Today? Sitting here at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social listening to Curry J. Hackett on landscape, Black life, Black joy, and AI image generation.
AI? Ecology? Poetics? Black joy? Sign. me. up.
Join us this week as we welcome the renowned artist and technologist Curry Hackett to AADHum, for a campus workshop + the second event in our ongoing series at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville!
Join us this week as we welcome the renowned artist and technologist Curry Hackett to AADHum, for a campus workshop + the second event in our ongoing series at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville!
Join us for two AADHum events led by transdisciplinary artist, designer, & educator @curryhackett.bsky.social!
Thurs 3/27 ⇣
💻 1pm ⇢ MITH: wkshp on AI, art, & visualizing Black joy
🌱 5pm ⇢ @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville: convo on AI, eco-poetics, & Black life
Thurs 3/27 ⇣
💻 1pm ⇢ MITH: wkshp on AI, art, & visualizing Black joy
🌱 5pm ⇢ @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville: convo on AI, eco-poetics, & Black life
March 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
When we say digital @aadhum-umd.bsky.social, we mean ‘digital + experimental,’ which is how we think about our own version of #digitalhumanities
Today? Sitting here at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social listening to Curry J. Hackett on landscape, Black life, Black joy, and AI image generation.
Today? Sitting here at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social listening to Curry J. Hackett on landscape, Black life, Black joy, and AI image generation.
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AI? Ecology? Poetics? Black joy? Sign. me. up.
Join us this week as we welcome the renowned artist and technologist Curry Hackett to AADHum, for a campus workshop + the second event in our ongoing series at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville!
Join us this week as we welcome the renowned artist and technologist Curry Hackett to AADHum, for a campus workshop + the second event in our ongoing series at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville!
Join us for two AADHum events led by transdisciplinary artist, designer, & educator @curryhackett.bsky.social!
Thurs 3/27 ⇣
💻 1pm ⇢ MITH: wkshp on AI, art, & visualizing Black joy
🌱 5pm ⇢ @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville: convo on AI, eco-poetics, & Black life
Thurs 3/27 ⇣
💻 1pm ⇢ MITH: wkshp on AI, art, & visualizing Black joy
🌱 5pm ⇢ @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville: convo on AI, eco-poetics, & Black life
March 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
AI? Ecology? Poetics? Black joy? Sign. me. up.
Join us this week as we welcome the renowned artist and technologist Curry Hackett to AADHum, for a campus workshop + the second event in our ongoing series at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville!
Join us this week as we welcome the renowned artist and technologist Curry Hackett to AADHum, for a campus workshop + the second event in our ongoing series at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville!
Join us for two AADHum events led by transdisciplinary artist, designer, & educator @curryhackett.bsky.social!
Thurs 3/27 ⇣
💻 1pm ⇢ MITH: wkshp on AI, art, & visualizing Black joy
🌱 5pm ⇢ @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville: convo on AI, eco-poetics, & Black life
Thurs 3/27 ⇣
💻 1pm ⇢ MITH: wkshp on AI, art, & visualizing Black joy
🌱 5pm ⇢ @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville: convo on AI, eco-poetics, & Black life
March 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Join us for two AADHum events led by transdisciplinary artist, designer, & educator @curryhackett.bsky.social!
Thurs 3/27 ⇣
💻 1pm ⇢ MITH: wkshp on AI, art, & visualizing Black joy
🌱 5pm ⇢ @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville: convo on AI, eco-poetics, & Black life
Thurs 3/27 ⇣
💻 1pm ⇢ MITH: wkshp on AI, art, & visualizing Black joy
🌱 5pm ⇢ @busboysandpoets.bsky.social Hyattsville: convo on AI, eco-poetics, & Black life
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New date for our Introduction to Web Archiving workshop. March 26th, 2025 at 3pm EST. Apologies for the schedule change. RSVP here: www.archivingtheblackweb.org/event/
March 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New date for our Introduction to Web Archiving workshop. March 26th, 2025 at 3pm EST. Apologies for the schedule change. RSVP here: www.archivingtheblackweb.org/event/
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AADHum & MITH got together and made a baby! We named it NarraSpace.
It feels good to push toward new and ever more interactive ways to share scholarship & to find and tell our stories — looking for the new new while also homebrewing... english.umd.edu/news/step-na...
It feels good to push toward new and ever more interactive ways to share scholarship & to find and tell our stories — looking for the new new while also homebrewing... english.umd.edu/news/step-na...
Step Into NarraSpace: UMD’s Hub for Immersive Storytelling and Inclusive Scholarship
By Jessica Weiss ’05What does it mean to truly feel the complexity of a human experience—like the layered emotions of diaspora or the unspoken nuances of code-switching? These are the questions being ...
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March 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
AADHum & MITH got together and made a baby! We named it NarraSpace.
It feels good to push toward new and ever more interactive ways to share scholarship & to find and tell our stories — looking for the new new while also homebrewing... english.umd.edu/news/step-na...
It feels good to push toward new and ever more interactive ways to share scholarship & to find and tell our stories — looking for the new new while also homebrewing... english.umd.edu/news/step-na...
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Near and dear: @walterdgreason.bsky.social talking about his transition from working as a software engineer/game dev to PhD to using his critical media & computational skills to dev texts like the Wakanda Syllabus and this graphic history, as well as rocking #blackdigitalhumanities in general
February 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Near and dear: @walterdgreason.bsky.social talking about his transition from working as a software engineer/game dev to PhD to using his critical media & computational skills to dev texts like the Wakanda Syllabus and this graphic history, as well as rocking #blackdigitalhumanities in general
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We are so honored to visit with you, MITH, AADHUM, and the Black Studies podcast.
Somewhere, Angel Nieves is smiling.
Somewhere, Angel Nieves is smiling.
March 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Afrotechtopia’s Ari Melenciano & Jeremy Kamal w/ audience talkback, thinking about introspective practice, multimedia, the work of the artist in imagining human/tech futures, the work of revelation and encoding in Black Metal
February 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Afrotechtopia’s Ari Melenciano & Jeremy Kamal w/ audience talkback, thinking about introspective practice, multimedia, the work of the artist in imagining human/tech futures, the work of revelation and encoding in Black Metal