04 Mar, 2021
Conference
Fandom + Piracy Keynote: “Studies in Unauthorized Reproduction”
with Kavita Philip
Professor of History & affiliate faculty in Informatics at UCI Read more
15 Sep, 2020
Workshops
BCNM Student Orientation & Hangout
Join us for an online hangout with BCNM faculty and staff to learn more about new media at Cal! Read more
12 Mar, 2020
History & Theory
ONLINE: Feminist Open Access and Internet Publishing
*Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions, this event has been moved to the online platform Zoom*
with Francesca Coppa, co-founder Organization for Transformative Works
and Kristina Busse and Karen Hellekson, co-founders Transformative Works & Cultures
Co-sponsored by the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities, the School of Information, the D-Lab, UC Berkeley Libraries, and the Department of Film & Media Read more
23 Sep, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
The Copper in my Cooch and Other Technologies
with Marisa Morán Jahn
Artist, Cambridge, MA and New York, NY
Co-sponsored by the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series and the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation Read more
06 Mar, 2019
Special Events
with Gina Marchetti
University of Hong Kong
Hosted by the Department of Gender and Women's Studies, co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for New Media, the Department of Film Studies, and the Center for Chinese Studies. Read more
04 Mar, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor
with Nnedi Okorafor
Artist, Olympia Fields, IL
In partnership with the Department of Architecture's Studio One,the Department of African American Studies, and the Department of English Read more
08 Feb, 2019
Special Events
HIGH/LOW: Taste, Quality, and Resolution
Film & Media Graduate Student Conference
February 8-9, 2019 Read more
05 Dec, 2018
Special Events
Critical Practices 2018 Showcase
See the great projects of Critical Practices at the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation Winter Showcase! Read more
29 Nov, 2018
Special Events
Digital Workshops of the World: Software, Source Code and Skills Migration in the Global VFX Industries
with Leon Gurevitch
In partnership with the Berkeley Film & Media Seminar Read more
24 Sep, 2018
Special Events
Undergraduate Certificate Information Session 2018
Find out more about the certificate in new media for undergraduates at Cal! Read more
12 Sep, 2018
History & Theory
Architectural Intelligence
with Molly Wright Steenson
Associate Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University
In partnership with the Department of Architecture Read more
02 May, 2018
Special Events
Come to the free Critical Making Showcase at Jacobs Hall taking place Wednesday, May 2nd from 2-3:30pm as part of the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation Spring Read more
05 Apr, 2018
Special Events
The Past is Present: Virtuality, Archaeology, and the Future of History
With rapid advances in modern documentation and interpretive technologies such as scanning, visualization, and Virtual and Augmented Reality, how must our study of the past and its material legacy adapt? Read more
09 Mar, 2018
Special Events
Amateurism Across the Arts
Amateurism Across the Arts is an event hosted by the Arts Research Center at UC Berkeley, and co-sponsored in part by BCNM. Read more
13 Sep, 2017
Special Events
Undergraduate Certificate Information Session
Come and learn about the BCNM's Undergraduate Certificate program! Lunch provided. Read more
03 May, 2017
Special Events
Spring Critical Making Showcase
Come celebrate the projects of Design Innovation students! Read more
21 Mar, 2017
Special Events
Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Drop in anytime; stay as long as you'd like! Read more
02 Mar, 2017
History & Theory
with Kavita Philip, Associate Professor of History Read more
13 Feb, 2017
Commons Conversations
with Geoff Manaugh, NYT best-selling author Read more
07 Dec, 2016
Special Events
Jacobs 2016 Winter Design Showcase
Jacobs Institute opens its doors to showcase students' final projects! Read more
26 Nov, 2016
Special Events
"Local Code" Book Launch: a Conversation & Reading
with Nicholas de Monchaux Read more
09 Nov, 2016
Art, Tech & Culture
Unnatural: People, Energy and Materials in Three Acts
Ronald Rael is an applied architectural researcher, author, design entrepreneur, and thought leader in the fields of additive manufacturing and earthen architecture Read more
13 Sep, 2016
Special Events
Undergraduate Certificate in New Media Information Session
Find out more about the Certificate in New Media for undergraduates at Cal! Read more
11 Jul, 2016
Special Events
BCNM at Graduate Programs Fair
Learn about our Designated Emphasis and Graduate Certificate in New Media programs! Read more
04 May, 2016
Special Events
Experience this season's NWMEDIA203 Showcase at Jacobs Hall Read more
04 Apr, 2016
Special Events
Online Learning Collabosphere Workshop
A workshop on Collabosphere, a new online learning tool available through bCourses. Read more
12 Oct, 2015
Special Events
Non-existent at 82° 30′ N 108° 22′ W: Mirages, Digital Maps, and the Historical Problem of Location
In this time of hyper-locatability via digital maps, what kinds of places and things might still remain lost? Read more
14 Sep, 2015
Special Events
Undergraduate Certificate in New Media Information Session
Find out more about the Certificate in New Media for undergraduates at Cal! Read more
20 Nov, 2014
Workshops
Rights and Readerships: A Workshop
A partnership between Authors Alliance and BCNM Read more
15 Sep, 2014
Special Events
Undergraduate Certificate Information Session
Learn how you can get involved this semester! Read more
18 Apr, 2014
Special Events
Theory/Post Theory Rhetoric Conference
23 Jan, 2012
Special Events
Social Media and Peer Learning: From Mediated Pedagogy to Peeragogy
with Howard Rheingold, independent scholar at Stanford's Department of Communication Read more
21 Sep, 2011
Special Events
Opening Reception and Artist Talk, Video Voyages
An evening at the BCNM Commons Read more
19 Jan, 2011
Special Events
Design Futures: Making Technology Meaningful – Bridging Research & Practice
with Dr. Jaspal Sandhu and Dr. Mahad Ibrahim (Gobee) Read more
11 Oct, 2010
Art, Tech & Culture
Art and the Utopian Imaginary
with Mark Tribe, artist and occasional curator whose interests include art, technology, and politics Read more
25 Nov, 2020
Mark your calendars for this incredible line up of speakers! Read more
12 Nov, 2020
Announcing our 2020 Undergraduate Cohort
Please join us in welcoming our 2020 cohort of Undergraduate Certificate in New Media students!
Read more
11 Nov, 2020
Gail De Kosnik Joins C2I2 Scholars Council
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31 Oct, 2020
Eric Paulos Receives BCNM Faculty Seed Grant
Read more
06 Aug, 2020
Alum John Scott on Inclusion in the Transition to Remote Teaching
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02 Aug, 2020
Reggie Royston in AI4Afrika Team
AI4Afrika's goal is to make AI more inclusive and aware of Afrikan perspectives. Read more
21 Jul, 2020
BCNM Faculty Receive Berkeley Changemaker Grants
[Image credit: Original image from: King st. Development in Toronto by Frank Gehry, edited by Elnaz Tafrihi Bailey.] Read more
10 Jun, 2020
Professor Jill Miller’s Food Fight/Art 160 offers COVID Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes and Remedies Read more
13 May, 2020
Alenda Chang on Advisory Board of Video Games and the Humanities
Alenda Chang, BCNM alum, is on the advisory board for Video Games and the Humanities, a series that frames scholarly approaches to video games in the humanities. Read more
30 Apr, 2020
Conference Grants: William Morgan on Machine Learning and the Digital Realization of Deleuze
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29 Apr, 2020
Congratulating Our 2020 Undergraduate Certificate Graduates
Congratulations to our 2020 cohort, who are graduating with the New Media Undergraduate Certificate!
Read more
29 Apr, 2020
Congratulating our 2020 Graduates
Photo: Bowen Wei. Read more
27 Apr, 2020
The Berkeley Center for New Media to Join the College of Engineering
The Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) is thrilled to share that the College of Engineering (COE) will become our new administrative home on July 1, 2020. Read more
14 Apr, 2020
Alum Katherine Chandler Publishes Unmanning
Read more
12 Apr, 2020
New Course: NWMEDIA 151AC
We're offering a new course this fall, NWMEDIA 151AC: Transforming Tech! Don't miss out! Read more
30 Mar, 2020
Announcing Our Spring 2020 Graduate Cohort
Image: Jingran Chu. Read more
05 Mar, 2020
Announcing the Spring 2020 Conference Grant Recipients
Congratulations to these amazing students working on digital tools, ethnographic research, philosophical arguments, and more! Read more
26 Feb, 2020
Jill Miller & Adam Hutz Receive Creative Discovery Grants
Jill Miller and Adam Hutz were recipients of Berkeley Arts + Design's Spring 2020 Creative Discovery Grant. Read more
24 Feb, 2020
Review of Jane McGonigal's Future Thinking Course
Belgian newspaper De Tiljd reviews Jane McGonigal's "Futures Thinking Specialization" classes on Coursera. Read more
11 Feb, 2020
Keith Feldman on Anti Muslim Racism Beyond Islamophobia
Keith Feldman wrote on anti-Muslim racism for American Quarterly's December 2019 issue. Read more
06 Feb, 2020
DE Juliana Friend and alum Reginold Royston presented their riveting research at the American Anthropological Association's annual meeting last year. Read more
05 Feb, 2020
Last year, both BCNM students and alumni presented compelling new research at annual meeting of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts 2019. Read more
31 Dec, 2019
Video Games Have Always Been Queer Reviewed in Critical Studies in Media & Communication
Bo Ruberg's Video Games Have Always Been Queer was reviewed by Cenk Koknar in Critical Studies in Media & Communication. Read more
19 Nov, 2019
Announcing our 2019 Undergraduate Cohort
We are thrilled to welcome to BCNM these talented students from across campus! Read more
05 Nov, 2019
We're Hiring an Events Coordinator!
Join the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM), an interdisciplinary research center that studies and shapes media transition and emergence from diverse perspectives. Through critical thinking and making, we cultivate technological equity and fairness in our classrooms, in our communities, and on the internet. Read more
20 Jun, 2019
Damon Young Promoted to Associate Professor!
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19 May, 2019
Congratulating our 2019 Graduates
Work by Mathieu Iniesta. Read more
09 May, 2019
Congratulating our 2019 Undergraduate Certificate Graduates
These students invested in the new media landscape at Cal, and we're excited to see what new endeavours they undertake in their respective fields Read more
07 May, 2019
Alum Naomi Bragin Receives NEH Summer Stipend
Naomi will work on "An Ethnographic Cultural History of Streetdance since 1970." Read more
02 May, 2019
Alex Saum-Pascual Promoted to Associate Professor
Read more
08 Apr, 2019
Alum Jane McGonigal Teaching How to be a Futurist at Stanford
McGonigal will teach a course titled, "How to Think Like a Futurist: Improve Your Powers of Imagination, Invention, and Capacity for Change." Read more
21 Mar, 2019
Announcing our Spring 2019 Graduate Cohort
Art by Yuanpei Zhuang. Read more
14 Mar, 2019
Announcing the Spring 2019 Conference Grant Recipients
We're to our extraordinary The Berkeley Center for New Media is thrilled to provide small grants to our graduate students to help them share their innovative research at the premier conferences in their field. Read more
15 Feb, 2019
On June 10-14, alum Bonnie Ruberg will be teaching a course at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute. Read more
04 Dec, 2018
Announcing our Summer 2019 Courses
This summer, learn how to critically analyze and help shape developments in new media. Read more
26 Nov, 2018
Announcing our Fall 2018 Graduate Cohort
Read more
21 Nov, 2018
Announcing our 2018 Undergraduate Cohort
We are thrilled to welcome to the BCNM these talented students from across campus. Read more
01 Oct, 2018
Summer Research Dispatch: Ryan Ikeda & Electronic Literature
This summer, Ryan Ikeda examined how instructors, departments and institutions teach electronic literature. Read more
19 Jun, 2018
Greg Niemeyer at Digital Art History Summer School in Málaga
Head to Spain this September to learn about Data & the Arts from Greg Niemeyer! Read more
10 Jun, 2018
Summer 2019 Course Proposals Now Open!
We are now accepting applications to teach a NWMEDIA Summer 2019 course. Read more
30 May, 2018
We're Hiring! - Office Manager & Events Coordinator Wanted!
The Berkeley Center for New Media and Arts Research Center are hiring an Office Manager and Events Coordinator to maintain and develop their programs. Read more
07 May, 2018
Alum Chris Goetz Reviews MetaGaming in Critical Inquiry
BCNM alum Chris Goetz draws on his video game expertise to critique a recently published book, MetaGaming. Read more
25 Apr, 2018
Research Insights: Algorithmic Ethnography with Ritwik Banerji
Ritwik Banerji, Ph.D. candidate in Ethnomusicology, discusses new developments in his research about human sociality in relation to AI. Read more
18 Apr, 2018
Announcing 2018 Summer Research Awards
Congratulations to this year's Summer Research Award recipients! We are excited to support the amazing work these students will be completing over the summer. Read more
25 Jan, 2018
Announcing the 2018 Eugene Jarvis Innovation Scholarship Recipients
The generous Eugene Jarvis Design Innovation scholarship was awarded to two of New Media's most outstanding students. Read more
22 Jan, 2018
Spring 2018 Applications Now Open for the Graduate Designated Emphasis & Certificate Program
Graduate students are now invited to apply for Spring 2018 admission into the BCNM program. Read more
28 Nov, 2017
Welcome to our 2017 Undergraduate Cohort
From sports and cultural data analytics to art and technology performances, from design to the philosophies around technology, these students are excited to dive into New Media on campus. Read more
23 Oct, 2017
Recommended Spring 2018 New Media Courses Now Online
Check out our recommended Cal New Media courses being offered Spring 2018! Read more
26 Sep, 2017
Fall 2017 Applications Now Open Undergraduate Certificate Program
Undergraduated are now invited to apply for Fall 2017 admission into the BCNM undergrad program.
Applications due November 1. Read more
19 Sep, 2017
Fall 2017 Applications Now Open for the Graduate Designated Emphasis & Certificate Program
Graduates are now invited to apply for Fall 2017 admission into the BCNM program.
Applications due November 1. Read more
31 Aug, 2017
Revisited: Digital Humanities at Berkeley Summer Institute
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18 Jul, 2017
Five Questions with Adam Hutz
The Jacobs Institute sat down with Adam Hutz, a doctoral candidate in rhetoric & new media, who also teaches NWMEDIA C203: Critical Making alongside Eric Paulos. Read more
31 May, 2017
Yairamaren Roman Maldonado at the Latin American Studies Association's 50th Conference
Read more
16 May, 2017
Announcing Our 2017 Graduates
We look forward to sharing their future endeavors!
Read more
24 Apr, 2017
Revisited: "Parenting for a Digital Future"
with Alicia Blum-Ross Read more
06 Apr, 2017
Announcing Our 2017 Summer Research Award Recipients
Read more
06 Apr, 2017
Revisited Update: Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
BCNM was proud to be part of UC Berkeley's 2017 Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon Read more
07 Mar, 2017
Revisited: "Ripped Off? Pirate Technologies, Jugaad Politics, and Postcolonial Modernities"
An amazing talk by Kavita Philip Read more
02 Mar, 2017
Video Now Online: "Our Landscape Futures"
Watch this event by Geoff Manaugh, New York Times-bestselling author on technology and utopias. Read more
03 Feb, 2017
Engaged Courses: Critical Making Designs Protest Object
Eric Paulos challenged his Critical Making class (NWMEDIA 203) to create and present a novel protest object. Read more
25 Jan, 2017
What will you be learning this summer? We're offering two courses in New Media Read more
25 Jan, 2017
Conference Grants: Juliana Friend in DC
19 Jan, 2017
Sabbatical is not slowing down Prof. Alex Saum-Pascual, BCNM and Spanish, who has been traveling across Europe to attended and present at several conferences! Read more
22 Nov, 2016
Announcing our 2016 Undergraduate Cohort
These students highlight the interdisciplinary nature of new media through the range of disciplines they represent and the exciting collaborative projects in which they are engage Read more
25 Aug, 2016
Summer Teaching Dispatch: Nicholaus Gutierrez and Software Aesthetics
Nicholaus Gutierrez was selected to teach "Software and Aesthetics" as a NWMEDIA R1B this past summer. Here, he describes the experience Read more
23 Aug, 2016
Revisited: Digital Humanities at Berkeley Summer Institute 2016
Check out the photos from the event as well as the highlights of the various courses and lectures on offer Read more
01 Aug, 2016
Many-to-Many Receives Digital Humanities Grant
Juliana Friend (Anthropology) received a Collaborative Research Grant from Digital Humanities at Berkeley for her project, Many to Many Read more
12 Jul, 2016
Now Accepting Summer 2017 Course Proposals
Not only does summer teaching provide a valuable funding opportunity, it's also a rewarding and fun learning experience! Read more
05 Jul, 2016
Greg Niemeyer Thanks You for Three Years at BCNM
For the last three years, Greg Niemeyer has skillfully led the BCNM as the Center's Director. This July, he is beginning a well-deserved sabbatical Read more
26 May, 2016
Meet Lark Buckingham: Critical Design
Animator, filmmaker, performance artist, designer, tinkerer, activist, and data scientist, Lark Buckingham is a versatile and multidisciplinary provocateur. Read more
19 May, 2016
Announcing Our 2016 Undergraduate Certificate Grads
We're so pleased to be able to share their achievements and wish them the best in their future projects! Read more
26 Apr, 2016
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Dispatches: MacKenzie Alessi, John Scott, and Data Visualization
What if we could map learning in the social realm? How would classroom engagement appear and shift over time? And how could we use this data to improve teaching? Read more
14 Apr, 2016
Recommended Fall 2016 Courses Now Out
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06 Apr, 2016
Alumna Bonnie Ruberg to Join Informatics at UC Irvine
Read more
23 Nov, 2015
Announcing our Newest Cohort of Designated Emphasis and Graduate Certificate Students
We know these students will contribute to the vibrant interdisciplinary life of the Center Read more
22 Oct, 2015
We're excited to be featuring two new courses in Summer 2016! Read more
08 Oct, 2015
BCNM's Recommended Spring 16 Courses Now Out!
Check out the highlights of new media courses on offer this Spring 2016! And here are a few we're proud to be offering. Read more
10 Aug, 2015
MacKenzie Alessi Explores Data Arts with Digital Humanities
Read more
06 Aug, 2015
Field Notes: Teaching Nostalgia & the Future in New Media
Read more
05 Aug, 2015
Alex Saum-Pascual E-Literature Class Funded by Digital Humanities
We're thrilled to see that Alex Saum-Pascual's (Spanish) new electronic literature course has been funded by Digital Humanities at UC Berkeley! Read more
07 Jul, 2015
Tech Award Dispatches: Félix Treviño
06 Jul, 2015
Björn Hartmann Receives Teaching Award
02 Jul, 2015
Propose a Summer 2015 Course
We are now accepting proposals for New Media courses that can be taught in the summer session of 2016 from our graduate students and faculty! Read more
24 Jun, 2015
Two Additional New Media Studio Courses Now Offered Fall 2015
Both courses will offer hands-on practice and satisfy the new media Designated Emphasis technology-focused requirement Read more
16 Jun, 2015
BCNM Faculty and Students Represent UCB at National Makers Faire
Read more
13 May, 2015
Wikimedia Funds Wikipedia Buddy Group
17 Mar, 2015
This was a great opportunity to build community and emphasize the close collaboration that the Berkeley Center for New Media prizes Read more
03 Mar, 2015
HTNM Revisited: Chris Goto-Jones
from his lecture, "Gamic Orientalism" Read more
10 Feb, 2015
Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of California, Berkeley Read more
21 Nov, 2014
Revisited: Rights and Readerships Workshop
We partnered with Authors Alliance for an exciting workshop! Read about what happened, here. Read more
21 May, 2014
Best in Class Award at Maker Faire!
We’re thrilled to announce that BCNM faculty member Eric Paulos’ class NWMEDIA 290 — Critical Making received Best in Class Award for Maker Faire 2014 and will soon be featured on the Maker website! Read more
18 May, 2014
Advanced Digital Animation in Fall 2014
This year-long course is targeted at students with backgrounds in art, film, or computer science who intend to work in the visual effects, animation, and entertainment industries Read more
24 Apr, 2014
Announcing our Spring 2014 Graduating Class
We are proud to announce our latest cohort of graduating BCNM Designated Emphasis and Masters Certificate students Read more
19 Mar, 2014
Check out how Ashley Ferro Murray explores what MOOCS might mean for theater, dance, and performance studies Read more
21 Jan, 2014
Connect with BCNM's Naomi Bragin and Street Dance
This month, hear how Designated Emphasis Ph.D. candidate Naomi Bragin explores power structures through street dance. Read more
07 Nov, 2012
Interface Design for Intelligent Elderly Home Care Environments
Hsin-Hsien visited Living 3.0, a national research institution based in Taiwan, to learn more about the latest technologies that are being used to create smart space Read more
25 Oct, 2011
Friedrich Kittler (1943-2011)
We mourn the passing of the influential media theorist Friedrich Kittler, who was a member of BCNM's international advisory board Read more
Next deadline – 1 March, 2021
Designated Emphasis Program
Next deadline – March 1, 2021
Next deadline – 1 November 2021
Undergraduate Certificate in New Media
Undergraduate Opportunities
Applications are accepted year-round. Please apply here: https://forms.gle/9i7pmAvoTaifmWzT6
Visiting Scholar in New Media
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
Applications for Summer 2021 are due March 17, 2021
New Media Research Fellowship
Next deadline – October 1, 2020
Eugene Jarvis Scholarship for New Media Innovation
Applications for Summer 2021 are due March 17, 2021
New Media Research Fellowship
Next deadline – October 1, 2020
Eugene Jarvis Scholarship for New Media Innovation