The original idea for Critical Karaoke is Dr. Joshua Clover's (UC Davis) and has since been modified for conferences related to media and communication studies and critical cultural studies. The speakers were Dr. Rena Bivens, Dr. Merlyna Lim, and Dr. Ummni Khan from Carleton University, and Dr. Lisa Henderson, University of Massachusetts Amherst. This event was part of the Critical Methods in Technoculture seminar series hosted by The Fourchettes, a SSHRC-funded research team (thefourchettes.net).