The Institute for Research on Digital Literacies
The Institute for Research on Digital Literacies

Events

Each year IRDL hosts an open house, a speaker series, cross-departmental collaborative events, and supportive writing groups for graduate students and faculty members. 

We are committed to providing space and support for research development and dissemination.

Feb
25
Tue
Annual Chiller 2025
Feb 25 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Get ready to connect over all things digital at the annual meet and greet event for IRDL members. 

The Institute for Research on Digital Literacies invites you to our Annual Chiller and Open House. This warm personal gathering in our 7th Floor Lounge is an opportunity to meet IRDL members and connect over a shared interest in digital research.

Drop in any time between 2–5 pm on Tuesday February 25th.

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Please RSVP to irdl@yorku.ca

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Feb
26
Wed
Get It Done Together!
Feb 26 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Get It Done Together! @ Kaneff Tower 7th Floor Lounge

Come join us to Get It Done, Together!

Meet every other week during WinterTerm 2025. Bring your marking, reading or writing and GET IT DONE, TOGETHER.

During the 3-hour drop-in session we will use the Pomodoro Method – 30 minute work sessions, 10 minute breaks.

Snacks provided. Zoom available upon request.

Wednesdays January 15 & 29, February 12 & 26, March 12 & 26, April 9 & 23. for snacks and focused work time.
1:00 to 4:00 pm EST | 7th Floor Kaneff Tower Lounge

Questions? Email Shelbey Walker skwalker@yorku.ca

Mar
4
Tue
Inscrutable Creativity
Mar 4 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Inscrutable Creativity: Making Sense of “Method” Acting and Actor Labour in the Age of AI

Time and Date: 11.30am – 2pm (Tuesday, March 4, 2025).

Location: ACE 004

Sponsor ed by The Department of Communication and Media Studies and the Institute for Research on Digital Literacies

Dr. Justin Rawlins, author of Imagining the Method: Reception, Identity, and American Screen Performance (University of Texas Press, 2024), will discuss how we understand screen actor labour, and how artificial intelligence is impacting the practices and perceptions of screen acting.

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Mar
6
Thu
Book Launch
Mar 6 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Meet the books and authors.

Come and join us for a night of celebrating IRDL members recent book publications.

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Mar
12
Wed
Get It Done Together!
Mar 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Get It Done Together! @ Kaneff Tower 7th Floor Lounge

Come join us to Get It Done, Together!

Meet every other week during WinterTerm 2025. Bring your marking, reading or writing and GET IT DONE, TOGETHER.

During the 3-hour drop-in session we will use the Pomodoro Method – 30 minute work sessions, 10 minute breaks.

Snacks provided. Zoom available upon request.

Wednesdays January 15 & 29, February 12 & 26, March 12 & 26, April 9 & 23. for snacks and focused work time.
1:00 to 4:00 pm EST | 7th Floor Kaneff Tower Lounge

Questions? Email Shelbey Walker skwalker@yorku.ca