05 Feb, 2024 Special Events AAPI Media Creatives Fellowship Talkback AAPI industry leaders Lacy Lew Nguyen Wright (Manager of Social Innovation, Endeavor), Jason Lin (Producer, Story Arch Pictures), and Laura Reddy (Manager, Range Media Partners). Read more
28 Aug, 2023 Art, Tech & Culture The ghost in the machine is me. with Jen Liu, Artist Moderated by Xiaowei R. Wang Accompanied by Mia J. Chong, Dancer Co-sponsored by the English Department and the Department of Art Practice Read more
09 Feb, 2023 Special Events Hollywood Internships 2023 AAPI industry leaders Jason Lin (Producer, Story Arch Pictures), Lacy Lew Nguyen Wright (Executive Director, Hillman Grad Productions), and Laura Reddy (Manager, Range Media Partners). Read more
07 Mar, 2022 Special Events Asian Americans in Hollywood: Breaking Through with Lasting Impact in the Industry with Daniel Wu, Melvin Mar, Jason Lin, and Gail De Kosnik Co-sponsored by Asian American & Asian Diaspora Studies and Eastwind Books of Berkeley. The first in a two part series on Asian Americans and AAPI in the media and entertainment industry. The event will be free of charge and open to the public, but will encourage attendees to make donations to the new Scholarship for AAPI and Media & Entertainment Creatives. Read more
16 Nov, 2020 Commons Conversations Blockchain Chicken Farm and Grass Mud Horses with Xiaowei Wang Writer and artist; author of Blockchain Chicken Farm & An Xiao Mina Writer and artist; author of From Memes to Movements Read more
12 Oct, 2020 Commons Conversations Cultural Heritage & Cultural Consumption with Gu Jiang National Center for Industry Research Nanjing University Read more
11 Apr, 2019 Special Events Sarah Winchester and the Origins of Silicon Valley with Homay King Bryn Mawr College Presented by the Berkeley Film & Media Seminar. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for New Media. Read more
06 Mar, 2019 Special Events #Me Too in Hong Kong 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
25 Feb, 2019 Art, Tech & Culture In and out of the Body and into the Machine with Chico MacMurtrie Artist, New York 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 Critical Making Showcase 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
17 Oct, 2017 History & Theory Between the Digital and the Political: New Ecologies of Mind with Erich Hörl and Yuk Hui Panel Discussion with Luciana Parisi, David Bates & Warren Sack with support from the Townsend Center and the Dean of Arts and Humanities Read more
13 Apr, 2017 History & Theory Technology and Forensic Evidence: Chilean Human Rights Investigations with Eden Medina Associate Professor of Informatics and Computing, Affiliated Associate Professor of Law, and Adjunct Associate Professor of History at Indiana University, Bloomington Read more
22 Feb, 2016 Art, Tech & Culture Proxies and Placeholders with Hito Steyerl, renowned German artist Read more
06 Apr, 2015 Art, Tech & Culture Reality Environments with Jose Carlos Martinat, artist, and Enrique Mayorga, researcher Read more
02 Dec, 2013 Art, Tech & Culture From Timelapse to Timecollapse Zhang Ga, media art curator and Professor at Tsinghua University, on "Rethinking New Media Art and Platform China" Read more
16 Sep, 2013 Art, Tech & Culture Avatar Syndrome: Past Imperative, Future Conditional with Allan deSouza, UC Berkeley faculty and photographer Read more
10 Dec, 2012 Special Events We Witness: A Panel on Digital Video, Social Media, and Political Protest A panel of leading video activists, filmmakers, + technology developers on the implications for human rights investigations, advocacy campaigns, and social justice Read more
18 Nov, 2011 History & Theory Lydia Liu, in conversation with Martin Jay and David Bates on her new book, "The Freudian Robot" The author of "The Freudian Robot: Digital Media and the Future of the Unconscious" talking to Martin Jay (History) and David Bates (Rhetoric) Read more
16 Mar, 2011 Special Events Crossing Boundaries: News, Technology, & Audiences Speakers from across UC Berkeley departments on social media and journalism. Read the distinguished roster in full here. Read more
07 Feb, 2011 Art, Tech & Culture Surfaces of Constant Simultaneity Jose Alvarez on his own personal journey of investigation into the realms of consciousness, mysticism, spirituality Read more
24 Feb, 2025 Jen Schradie on Superpowers in the Age of Tech Titans On The Debate by France 24, BCNM alumni Jen Schradie discusses the growing influence of Silicon Valley tech giants, Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI, and the geopolitical battle over AI governance. Read more
05 Jan, 2025 Announcing Our Spring 2025 Undergraduate Research Fellows Each year, the Berkeley Center for New Media pairs undergraduates with a graduate student mentor, offering them the chance to complete real, graduate level research while at Cal. We are thrilled to announce this semester's Fellows. Read more
14 Jun, 2024 China Miéville Writes a Secret Novel With the Internet’s Boyfriend Hannah Zeavin's interview with the sci-fi author is published by WIRED. Read more
07 Apr, 2024 Announcing the Summer 2024 BCNM Undergraduate Research Fellows Each year, the Berkeley Center for New Media pairs undergraduates with a graduate student mentor, offering them the chance to complete real, graduate level research while at Cal. We are thrilled to announce this semester's Fellows. Read more
29 Nov, 2023 Apply for the 2024 AAPI Media Creatives Fellowship Applications are due March 1, 2024. Read more
14 Oct, 2023 Weiying Li on “Designing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) curriculum”. Weiying Li received a BCNM 2023 summer research award. Read more
27 Jun, 2023 BCNM's Big Wins 2023 We're so proud to share some our greatest successes from 2022-2023! Read more
13 Apr, 2023 Visiting Scholar at BCNM: Xuan Wang Xuan Wang was a visiting scholar at BCNM during 2022. Read more
23 Mar, 2023 Announcing Our Summer 2023 Research Award Recipients We are thrilled to share our 2023 Summer Research Fellows from Architecture, Art Practice, Design, Education, Film & Media, Geography, and Theater, Dance and Performance Studies! Read more
31 Jan, 2023 Xiaowei Wang Receives Science & Literature National Book Award Blockchain Chicken Farm has been selected as one of the three winners of the 2023 $10,000 science and literature awards! Read more
05 Dec, 2022 Congratulating Our Fall 2022 Graduates Congratulations to our Fall 2022 graduates, Rachel Chen, Amanda Barnett, Salih Berk Dincer, Jessica Kim, Yushu Kong, Hin Kwan Kwok, Choyang Ponsar, and Darice Wong! We are so excited to see their future successes. Read more
06 Oct, 2022 Apply for the AAPI Media Creatives Fellowship We are thrilled to launch the inaugural UC Berkeley Center for New Media AAPI Media Creatives Fellowship. Applications are due March 1, 2023. Read more
11 Sep, 2022 Summer Research Report: Amanda Barnett Read about Amanda's preparation for a Spring 2023 exhibit at Wing Luke Museum, Seattle’s Asian Pacific American history museum. Read more
15 Aug, 2022 BCNM at ASA 2022 The 119th American Sociology Association annual meeting took place in Los Angeles on August 5-9. Read more
10 Aug, 2022 Ken Goldberg at CASE 2022 The 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) took place in in Chengdu, China and Mexico City, Mexico. Read more
11 May, 2022 Sonia Katyal on LGBTQ+ Rights As every day we hear new reports of laws limiting LGBTQ+ rights, UC Berkeley professors weigh in on the current experience of our LGBTQ+ community. Read more
23 Mar, 2022 Announcing Our Spring 2022 DE & Certificate Cohort Secondary Gaze, by Jiaxuan Ren. Read more
31 Jan, 2022 Welcoming Xuan Wang: Visiting Scholar from China Wang Xuan is the director of the technical department of the Library at Communication University of China and the former associate director of the technical department of the Media Museum. Read more
31 Jan, 2022 Welcoming Liu Ruoxin： Visiting Scholar from China Ruoxin Liu is an associate professor at the New Media Research Institute of Communication University of China. Read more
27 Jan, 2022 Xiaowei Wang on Blockchain Chicken Farm at the Minderoo Center Xiaowei explores the political and social entanglements of technology in rural China in this event with the Minderoo Center for Technology and Democracy. Read more
21 May, 2021 Congratulating our 2021 Graduates These students have been pivotal to the new media landscape at Cal, and we are excited to see the incredible future work they undertake in their respective fields. Artwork by Tina Piracci Read more
17 Apr, 2021 BCNM Around the Web April 2021 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this April! Read more
03 Mar, 2021 Abigail De Kosnik on Border Technologies and Racism Abigail De Kosnik recently wrote a reflection for United Nations Special Rapporteur E. Tendayi Achiume on border technologies and racism. Check it out! Read more
29 Jan, 2021 BCNM Around the Web January 2021 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this January! Read more
21 Dec, 2020 BCNM Fall 2020: Events In Review We’re so thankful to everyone who tuned in for our events this past semester. Keep reading for a round-up of our events and speakers! Read more
15 Dec, 2020 Review of Xiaowei Wang's Blockchain Chicken Farm in The Nation Xiaowei Wang's book Blockchain Chicken Farm was recently reviewed by The Nation. Read more
28 Nov, 2020 Xiaowei Wang Interviewed in Letters from Ximena Xiaowei Wang speaks on technology, China, writing through your emotions, and the power of community. Read more
24 Nov, 2020 Commons Conversations Video and Transcript Now Online: Blockchain Chicken Farm Read more
14 Nov, 2020 Xiaowei Wang featured in KQED Thank you KQED for a shoutout to Xiaowei Wang's new book, Blockchain Chicken Farm! Read more
12 Nov, 2020 Announcing the Fall 2020 DE & Graduate Certificate Cohort We are thrilled to welcome this Fall’s graduate cohort! Read more
06 Nov, 2020 BCNM Around the Web November 2020 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this November! Read more
23 Oct, 2020 Xiaowei Wang on Science Friday Silicon Valley move aside! Xiaowei Wang discusses how the Chinese countryside has become a new tech frontier. Read more
20 Oct, 2020 Xiaowei Wang's Blockchain Chicken Farm in Guardian As Chinese demand for pork grows and grows, traditional small-scale farms are being replaced by vast, AI-assisted operations that feel more like smartphone factories than bucolic countryside havens. Read more
19 Oct, 2020 Blockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei Wang Reviewed in the NYT Clive Thompson from NYT reviewed Blockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei Wang. Read more
24 Sep, 2020 Xiaowei Wang & An Xiao Mina on WeChat Xiaowei Wang and An Xiao Mina publish "WeChat Has Both Connected Families and Torn Them Apart" in Slate. Read more
01 Sep, 2020 Summer Research Dispatch: Chris Chan & International Art Collaborations COVID-19 curtailed travel, but Chris Chan continued to develop relationships with artists in China and Taiwan. Read more
21 Apr, 2020 Announcing Our 2020 Summer Research Fellows We are thrilled to share our 2020 Summer Research Fellows from Anthropology, Architecture, Art Practice, Music, and Rhetoric! Read more
27 Feb, 2020 Conference Grants: BCNM at the Shenzhen Biennale Eleni Oikonomaki, Lian Song, Rashad Timmons, and Bryan Truitt were Fall 2019 Conference Grant recipients and attended the Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB). Read more
20 Feb, 2020 BCNM at SCMS 2020 The Society for Cinema and Media Studies' annual conference features presentations by eight BCNM students, faculty and alumni! 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
05 Feb, 2020 BCNM at SLSA 2019 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
19 Nov, 2019 Announcing our 2019 Undergraduate Cohort We are thrilled to welcome to BCNM these talented students from across campus! Read more
07 Oct, 2019 Announcing the Fall 2019 Conference Grant Recipients 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
09 Jul, 2019 HTNM 2018-2019 In Review Check out the highlights and videos from this incredible program, featuring Molly Steenson and Safiya Noble! Read more
10 Apr, 2019 Kirsten Chen Curates Play Me Love You BCNM undergrad Kirsten Chen curates a virtual reality art show at Swim Gallery! Read more
24 Sep, 2018 Alum Trevor Paglen at the New York Met's Breuer Museum BCNM alum Trevor Paglen's work in "Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy" is on exhibit at the New York Met's Breuer Museum. Read more
02 May, 2018 Will Payne at the American Association of Geographers 2018 Meeting Will Payne was able to attend and present his paper at the American Association of Geographers Conference as one of the recipients of the Spring 2018 BCNM Conference Grant. Read more
11 Apr, 2018 Ken Goldberg at Em Tech Digital 2018 Ken Goldberg delivered a presentation at this year's EmTech Digital at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco. Read more
09 Apr, 2018 Announcing our Spring 2018 Designated Emphasis & Certificate Cohort We are proud to welcome an amazing set of graduates from across campus to the Berkeley Center for New Media. Read more
23 Jan, 2018 Alum Trevor Paglen at WEF meeting BCNM Alumnus Trevor Paglen was selected to attend the 48th Annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Read more
11 Jan, 2018 Ken Goldberg at IF GeekPark Ken Goldberg will be asking "Are Collaborative Cloud Robotics a Threat...or an Opportunity?" at IF GeekPark in Beijing on January 20, 2018. Read more
03 Nov, 2017 Alum Trevor Paglen Visiting Faculty at The New Normal BCNM alum Trevor Paglen is named visiting faculty at The New Normal, a post-graduate program in Moscow, Russia. Read more
23 Oct, 2017 From Berkeley to Spain: A Summer of Digital Art History Greg Niemeyer, Berkeley Center of New Media Director, and Justin Underhill speak about their experiences at the Digital Art History Summer School 2017 in Malaga, Spain. Read more
01 Aug, 2017 Announcing the 2017-2018 Season of the History and Theory of New Media Lecture Series From software arts to self-tracking technologies, cybernetics to techno-ecologies, we are thrilled to introduce the speakers in this year's History and Theory of New Media program. Read more
15 May, 2017 Alum Tiffany Ng Featured in Diverse Issues of Higher Education Alum Tiffany Ng is fundraising for minority students to have the opportunity to learn the carillon Read more
07 Mar, 2017 Revisited: "Ripped Off? Pirate Technologies, Jugaad Politics, and Postcolonial Modernities" An amazing talk by Kavita Philip 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
17 Nov, 2016 Announcing the Fall 2016 DE & Graduate Certificate Cohort We are very excited to welcome our newest cohort of Ph.D Designated Emphasis and Graduate Certificate students Read more
04 Oct, 2016 Summer Teaching Dispatch: Lark Buckingham and Advanced Digital Animation Here, Buckingham describes teaching Advanced Digital Animation” as a NWMEDIA 90 this past summer 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
02 Feb, 2016 BCNM Faculty at the Forefront of Discussion on Coordinated Monitoring BCNM faculty were featured in a recent New York Times piece on monitoring and data security in the UC system 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
12 May, 2015 Revisited: Aesthetic Interfaces 2015 Exhibition Projects approached UI design from many angles and different purposes Read more
06 Mar, 2014 Announcing the 2014 Peter Lyman Fellow The Fellowship seeks to support a Ph.D. candidate in the writing of his or her dissertation on a topic related to new media through a summer stipend Read more
28 Jan, 2014 Student Research Presentations BCNM was proud to introduce its latest Spring 2014 admits and celebrate the incredible research of its senior graduate students in January Read more
04 Dec, 2013 ATC Revisited: Zhang Ga Zhang Ga concluded this semester’s Arts, Technology, and Culture Colloquium with “From Timelapse to Timecollapse: Rethinking New Media Art and Platform China” Read more
19 Nov, 2013 ATC Revisited: Laetitia Sonami On her talk, "Your Presence is Required: Performance, Control, and Magnetism” Read more
05 Sep, 2013 Announcing the Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium Lecture Series Visit the ATC Colloquium’s home page at atc.berkeley.edu for directions, a list of speakers, and to join the mailing list Read more
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