Do you want to learn a new skill? Have you ever thought of creating a basic map for a presentation or publication? What about creating an interactive web map for your own website or just to experiment how that will look in an internet browser? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this workshop is for you!

In this introductory course, we will give you an overview on how to use different cartographic techniques to effectively present outcomes of digital data exploration using QGIS software. We assume no prior knowledge of GIS (Geographic Information System) and will explain how to get data into the GIS as well as how to produce maps using data. The workshop lead is Dr Godwin Yeboah (g.yeboah at warwick.ac.uk).

Join us for the ❤️ Summer of Love ❤️ grand finale, featuring Dominic Pettman (The New School) in conversation with Sarah Cefai (Goldsmiths). We will talk about economies and ecologies of desire vis-à-vis current political, technological and environmental challenges.

In the next episode of the ❤️ Summer of Love ❤️ Adrienne Evans (University of Coventry) and Shuaishuai Wang (University of Amsterdam) explore postdigital cultures of intimacies and their interplay with algorithmic configurations of gender and sexuality. Join them and Carolina Bandinelli (University of Warwick) for the next episode of the Summer of Love.

July, 8th 16:00 17:30 BST

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The ❤️ Summer of Love❤️ continues with Lik Sam Chan (Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Jamie Hakim (King's College London). Their research projects focus on dating apps and their relationships to different sexual scenes and identities. Join them and Carolina Bandinelli (University of Warwick) to further explore the political and cultural implications of digital intimacies.

June, 9th 15:00-16:30 BST

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Kate Devlin (King's College London) and Belinda Middleweek (The University of Technology Sidney) have extensively researched the ways in which we interact with robots, and how this may affect the future of love, sex and care. Bring a cup of coffee to join them and Carolina Bandinelli (University of Warwick) in the next episode of the ❤️ Summer of Love ❤️ dialogues.

June, 3rd 10:00 - 11:30am BST

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Want to understand how young Chinese people navigate political feelings on social media?

Check out Wenhao Bi's new article in the journal Cultural Studies. Learn more about Wenhao's research here.

CDI's Summer of Love is a series of events presented by Warwick's Carolina Bandinelli on the topics of love, romance, dating, desire and digital technology.

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Our ❤️ Summer of Love ❤️ launch event features Mark Deuze (University of Amsterdam) and Ania Malinowska (University of Silesia). In their research, both Mark and Ania are looking at the entanglement between love and digital technologies. Join them and Carolina Bandinelli (University of Warwick) to dwell on and wonder about how media make us love, and how love makes media.

May, 13th 16:00 - 17:30 BST

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