Lightning Lunches
Lightning Lunch Series
The Lightning Lunches series sparks themed conversations on key topics in the Digital Humanities. Each session features speakers from across U of T and beyond, sharing their work and research in relation to the session’s theme.
Hosted by postdoctoral fellow Maira E. Álvarez, the series is a space to connect, exchange ideas, and grow our community of DH scholars. If you have questions about the series, contact Maira (dhn.admin@utoronto.ca).
Maira E. Álvarez
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current 2025–2026 Schedule
Upcoming Lightning Lunches
Previous Lightning Lunches
Past 2024–2025 Schedule
Lightning Lunch: Old Texts, New Contexts
CDHI’s fourth and final Lightning Lunch of 2024-25 will reflect on the new contexts that DH to...
Find out more »Lightning Lunch: Teaching with Digital Storytelling
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M8 Canada + Google Map
On Tuesday February 11, CDHI’s Visiting Scholar in Residence Dr. Emily Christina Murphy will lead ...
Find out more »CDHI Lightning Lunch: AI in the Classroom
CDHI's Lightning Lunch of 2024-25 will reflect on AI in the Classroom. AI is all around us, and shap...
Find out more »CDHI Lightning Lunch: Digital Ecologies
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M8 Canada + Google Map
Our first Lightning Lunch of 2024-25 will reflect on Digital Ecologies on Tuesday, September 24, 202...
Find out more »Past 2023–2024 Schedule
CDHI Lightning Lunch: Language as Equity in Critical DH
How can we centre language in equity-focused DH?
Find out more »CDHI Lightning Lunch: Queer & Trans Art as Knowledge Mobilization
How does creative work mobilize knowledge about queer and trans histories?
Find out more »CDHI Lightning Lunch: Indigenous Data Practices: How to Centre Life?
23 November 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTPlease join us for this exciting lightning lunch event in our new Indigenous Digital Praxis initiati...
Find out more »CDHI Lightning Lunch: Archival Practices in the Digital Age: Navigating Ethics and Challenges and Debating Priorities
16 October 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDTToronto, Ontario M5R 2M8 Canada + Google Map
Please join us on Monday, October 16, 12:00 pm in the JHI Boardroom for the University of Toronto...
Find out more »CDHI Lightning Lunch: Games Studies and the Purpose of Play
19 September 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDTPlease join us on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 12 pm for University of Toronto’s Critical Digital...
Find out more »Past 2022–2023 Schedule
CDHI Lightning Lunch: Prototyping DH
12 April 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDTCDHI Lightning Lunch: Prototyping DH Please join us on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 12PM for Unive...
Find out more »(Hybrid) CDHI Lightning Lunch: Building DH Labs and Makerspaces
15 March 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDTMississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6 Canada + Google Map
Please join us on March 15, 2023 at 12pm for University of Toronto’s Critical Digital Humaniti...
Find out more »Old Data, New Data (Winter 2023 CDHI Lightning Lunch Series)
17 February 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTPlease join us February 17, 2023 at 12pm for the fourth in our CDHI’s Lightning Lunch series o...
Find out more »Digital Pets (Fall 2022 CDHI Lightning Lunch Series)
15 November 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTPlease join us on Tuesday, November 15 at 12pm for University of Toronto’s Critical Digital Humani...
Find out more »Critical Infrastructure (Fall 2022 CDHI Lightning Lunch Series)
20 September 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDTPlease join us on September 20, 2022 for University of Toronto’s Critical Digital Humanities I...
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