The Civic Media Lab

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The Civic Media Lab

The Civic Media Lab at AUP supports research, teaching, and innovation on the relationship between media, new technologies, civic life, and social justice.

 

We conduct and connect: 

  • interdisciplinary scholarly research within and beyond the university 
  • pedagogical initiatives, curricular innovation, and student-faculty collaboration  
  • creative research projects in the areas of technology, art, and at their intersection 
  • collaborations with civil society actors globally 
  • conversations with policy advocacy 

The Work of the Lab

Digital Civil Society

Research on the relationship between digital tools, civil societies, and democratic practices.

Coexist: Culture and Conflict

Fostering understanding of national and global contexts and the digital skills to promote understanding and co-existence amongst communities of different ethnicities or religions.

Media, Art, Sound & Listening

Creation and research in the areas of new media art, hacking/critical making, sound, and listening.

Sensory Studies

Studying the relationship between sensory experiences, their mediation, and community building, value-making, cross-cultural dialogue.

Get to Know the Lab

About the Lab

A collaborative space of expression on issues connected to participatory civic initiatives.

Project Archive

Browse through past projects and initiatives by students, faculty and staff.

People

Get to know the leaders and contributors of the Civic Media Lab.

Upcoming Events

Civic Media Lab in the News

Data Science in the Liberal Arts: Discuss the Berkeley Experience (Past Event) with Claudia Roda

 

"Machine Listening: Improvisation and Control" by Liquid Architecture with Jessica Feldman

 

"Crise Sanitaire: Stratégies et limites de la vie associative en ligne" by Assistant Professors Jessica Feldman & Noémie Oxley (Juris Associations)

 

"Madeleine Shorts"  by Professor Christy Shields and Beth Grannis 

 

Engineering for deliberative democracy by Professor Jessica Feldman (OECD Participo Series)

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