{"id":4744,"date":"2026-08-18T21:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?p=4744"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:14:28","slug":"diagonal-reading-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?p=4744","title":{"rendered":"Diagonal Reading Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Started in 2021, <strong>Diagonal<\/strong>\u00a0examines creative A.I. from a full radius of angles: as a political problem, an industrial tool, a philosophical challenge, a collaborative construction. <strong>Diagonal<\/strong>\u00a0draws Toronto academics, engineers, and creators together to discuss and debate the latest scholarship on machine learning, charting a diagonal path across disciplinary methods and objects. Where possible, readings and discussions are related to public lectures and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading group meetings are held in person in the BMO Lab (<a href=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=1809\">The new location in University College<\/a>), with remote participation possible over zoom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026-2027 Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>September 25<\/strong>, 3 to 4.30pm: <br>Leonardo Impett and Fabian Offert,&nbsp;<em>Vector Media<\/em>, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnesota-us.imgix.net\/covers\/9781517921675.jpg?auto=format&amp;w=145\" alt=\"Cover of 'Vector Media' by Leonardo Impett and Fabian Offert \" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7142930617703029;width:268px;height:auto\" title=\"Cover of 'Vector Media' by Leonardo Impett and Fabian Offert \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 23<\/strong>, 3 to 4.30pm: <br>Hito Steyerl,\u00a0<em>Medium Hot: Images in the Age of Heat<\/em>, 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.versobooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/getimage_997f9ecd-2940-4eca-91b0-0c95efeec713.jpg?v=1786941248&amp;width=287\" alt=\"Cover of \u201cMedium Hot: Images in the Age of Heat\u201d\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5324745034889963;width:229px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>November 20<\/strong>, 3 to 4.30pm: <br>Joanna Zylinska,\u00a0<em>A.I. Art: Machine Vision and Warped Dreams<\/em>, 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4815\" style=\"width:246px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>January 22, <\/strong>3 to 4.30pm:<br>Philip Agre, <em>Computation and Human Experience<\/em>, 1997<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-22-662x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4817\" style=\"width:261px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-22-662x1024.png 662w, https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-22-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-22-768x1188.png 768w, https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-22.png 838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>February 26<\/strong>, 3 to 4.30pm: <br>Trevor Paglen,&nbsp;<em>How to See Like a Machine<\/em>, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/91QLq9cT+NL._SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6620037434735494;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>March 26<\/strong>, 3 to 4.30pm: <br>Selections from&nbsp;<em>Choreomata: Performance and Performativity after AI<\/em>, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4791\" style=\"width:269px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-19.png 350w, https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-19-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>April 22<\/strong>:&nbsp;<br>TBD<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Started in 2021, Diagonal\u00a0examines creative A.I. from a full radius of angles: as a political problem, an industrial tool, a philosophical challenge, a collaborative construction. 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