Hello everyone,

I'm excited to invite you to the 33rd edition of the DCW Conversation Hour, featuring Shanmugapriya, an Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dhanbad. With a background spanning postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto Scarborough and Lancaster University, she brings rich international experience to her work.

In this session, we will explore the role of community-driven knowledge in resisting bias, the persistence of exclusionary structures across digital platforms, and the possibilities digital humanities offer for inclusive and equitable participation. Aligned with the Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy—particularly the goals of ensuring equity in decision-making, promoting knowledge equity, and innovating in free knowledge practices—this Conversation Hour will invite us to reflect on how Wikimedia communities can challenge systemic bias, amplify marginalized voices, and build more resilient and representative knowledge systems for the future.

The Conversation Hour is scheduled for Sunday, 28 September 2025, at 13:30 UTC (7:00 p.m. IST).

We have integrated registration directly into the event page; the link is provided below:

https://dcwwiki.org/dc-ov

We look forward to your participation. Please bring along your questions!

Kind regards, Ariba Deoband Community Wikimedia