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#TunedIn: Spring 2021
Photo by Beau Evans鈥撯�揳n artist and media producer majoring in Media Production with a double-minor in Business and Technology, Arts & Media鈥撯�揻rom his virtual reality project, "Changing Perspectives." View more CMCI student work in the Department of Critical Media Practices Spring Showcase.
A curated list of CMCI research and creative work for your reading, watching and listening pleasure. Dig in!
Almost every news cycle delivers headlines alerting readers to yet another tech transgression, and in each case, by the time an issue is reported, damage has already been done. Casey Fiesler, assistant professor of Information Science, is tackling this problem through a new five-year research project on ethical speculation in technology design, supported by a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER grant. Read more 禄
Throughout Derek Chauvin鈥檚 trial for the murder of George Floyd, news media coverage highlighted the role of video as a 鈥溾�� and prosecuting attorney told jurors, 鈥淏elieve your eyes. What you saw, you saw.鈥� But according to Sandra Ristovska, an assistant professor of Media Studies who studies the use of video as evidence, the argument 鈥渟eeing is believing鈥� is not as intuitive as it sounds.
Harsha Gangadharbatla, an associate professor of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design, is the newest president of the and the first University of Colorado Boulder professor to earn the title. 听The organization has over 600 advertising scholars and professionals dedicated to advancing advertising knowledge and education globally. Read more 禄
During her first year of college at the University of Rhode Island, professional rock climber Nina Williams hit a wall and decided it was time to let go鈥撯�搒o she dropped out of school to focus full-time on her sport. A few years later, she found herself compelled to traverse a new path through the world of communication. She transferred to her hometown campus of CU Boulder and began taking courses in CMCI, and today, she is the Department of Communication鈥檚 William W. White Outstanding Senior. Recently, Williams spoke about her experience at TEDxCU 2021: Bounce. and jump to 1:43 to hear Williams. Plus,听read more in our Q&A 禄
It鈥檚 inevitable that at some point we must all 鈥済et our affairs in order,鈥� and when we do, there are checklists, policies and professionals to help create everything from wills and trusts to advance directives. But a key element鈥撯�揼uidance surrounding technology and end-of-life planning鈥撯�搃s missing. Assistant Professor of Information Science Jed Brubaker will work to close this gap through a five-year research project supported by a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER grant.听Read more 禄
A recent NYU Medical School analysis showed that Black and white Chicagoans can face a 30-year gap in life expectancy, depending on their zip code. In her Fresh Air interview with Terry Gross, journalist Linda Villarosa (Jour鈥�81) shares stories from her own family鈥檚 history to demonstrate how government-sanctioned policies led to the discrepancy鈥撯�揵oth by stripping Black neighborhoods of wealth and, in turn, negatively impacting residents鈥� health for generations.
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According to the , the subsea cable network鈥撯�搘hich connects nations, regions and continents to the global flow of the internet鈥撯�搒panned nearly 750,000 miles as of 2019. Funded by a two-year grant from the Internet Society Foundation, Media Studies Scholar-in-Residence Hunter Vaughan recently joined an international team of researchers for a new project called Decarbonizing the Subsea Cable Network, which is a pioneering attempt to track carbon emissions at an industry-wide scale. Read more 禄
From Apple to Google to Samsung, several top tech companies are investing in smart textiles鈥撯�揻abrics enabled with digital components that can do anything from changing the color of a shirt to warming up or cooling down in response to a person鈥檚 body temperature. Laura Devendorf鈥撯�揳n assistant professor of Information Science and affiliate of Intermedia Art, Writing and Performance who collaborated on Google鈥檚 Project Jacquard鈥撯�搑ecently weighed in on the trend for the Washington Post.
In the public relations world, the Bateman Case Study Competition is legendary. Renowned since its inception in the 70s, the year-long project tests students鈥� abilities to plan, produce and execute a full-scale public relations campaign. This academic year marked CU Boulder鈥檚 first foray into the competition鈥撯�揳n accomplishment that happens to coincide with the program being named an A-list school by PR News. Read more 禄
For their spring 2021 Showcase, the Department of Critical Media Practices compiled all 57 of their students鈥� capstone projects into an online exhibition celebrating innovative creative work from the past semester.听Check out the showcase online 禄