25 Feb, 2021 Conference Fandom + Piracy Keynote: “How should we theorize injury in fan studies?” with Rebecca Wanzo Professor and Chair of the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Washington University in St. Louis Read more
14 Apr, 2023 Grace Gipson at Culpeper Con Alum Grace Gipson was the keynote speaker at this comic-con style event! Read more
31 Mar, 2023 BCNM Around the Web March 2023 Check out the great work of our faculty and alumni around the web this March! Read more
07 Feb, 2023 Grace Gipson on Pop Junctions On the Pop Junctions blog, BCNM alum Grace Gipson discusses race, fandom, and casting Halle Bailey in the the 2023 live action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Read more
09 Dec, 2022 Grace Gipson Helps Launch Black Girls Magic in Media This new curated Instagram account focuses on depictions of Black girls and women in the media. Read more
16 Nov, 2022 Grace Gipson on the Importance of Black Panther The smartest person in the Marvel universe, how ‘Black Panther’ – and its sequel – changed Hollywood, and why representation in pop culture matters Read more
16 Sep, 2022 Inserting Intersectionality and Blackness in Comics Alum Grace Gipson is featured in "Teaching with Comics". Read more
12 Aug, 2022 BCNM Around the Web August 2022 Check out the great work of our students, faculty, and alumni around the web this August! Read more
15 Jun, 2022 Grace Gipson on Respectability Politics Twitter was on fire after #theslap incident and alum Grace Gipson analyzes some of what's going on. Read more
11 May, 2022 Grace Gipson's Course Featured in VCU News We love learning about our alumni's courses across the country! Check out this feature in Viriginia Commonwealth University News about Grace Gipson's Humanizing the Black Female Voice in Television. Read more
01 Mar, 2022 Grace Gipson in Black Feminist Futures Series Grace Gipson was featured in a conversation on the topic of Black Women and Theories of the Future! Read more
11 Feb, 2022 BCNM Around the Web February 2022 Check out the great work of our students, faculty, and alumni around the web this February! Read more
08 Dec, 2021 BCNM Around the Web November 2021 Check out the work of our students, faculty, and alumni around the web! Read more
16 Nov, 2021 Grace Gipson on the Portrayal of Women in Media and Entertainment BCNM alum Grace Gipson was featured on a panel discussing women in media and entertainment at the University of Rochester. Read more
16 Nov, 2021 Grace Gipson on Humanizing the Black Experience BCNM alum Grace Gipson gave a lecture about representations of the Black experience for the Freedom School 3.0 lecture series. Read more
18 Oct, 2021 Grace Gipson Making Our Stories Visible Grace Gipson recently presented a compelling and thorough lecture on Black experiences portrayed in television. Read more
14 Oct, 2021 BCNM Around the Web October 2021 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this October! Read more
18 Aug, 2021 Grace Gipson's Favorite Comic Book Characters Grace Gipson chatted with the Chicago Humanities Festival on comics, characters, and authors! Check it out! Read more
26 Jun, 2021 Grace Gipson on Outkast and the Rise of the Hip Hop South Grace Gipson published an article on Southern hip hop in the Black Perspectives blog. Read more
19 Jun, 2021 BCNM Around the Web June Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this June! Read more
11 Jun, 2021 Grace Gipson on The Past and Future of Comics Grace Gipson recently discussed Black women's impact on the history and future of comic books during the Chicago Humanities Festival. Read more
25 May, 2021 BCNM Around the Web May 2021 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web in May! 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 Apr, 2021 Grace Gipson in Conversation on YA BIPOC Speculative Fiction BCNM alum Grace Gipson moderated a conversation on BIPOC voices in speculative fiction as part of the 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book. Read more
20 Mar, 2021 Grace Gipson Editing Collection on Black Futures in Richmond Submit to an upcoming anthology that will imagine and explore futures for Richmond,VA through an Afrofuturist lens. Read more
25 Nov, 2020 Spring 2021 BCNM Events Mark your calendars for this incredible line up of speakers! Read more
13 Nov, 2019 Now Accepting Applications for the 2020 Lyman Fellowship Applications are due February 1, 2020. Read more
09 Jun, 2019 Alum Grace Gipson Reviews Walking Raddy on Baby Dolls in New Orleans Alum Grace Gipson published "The ‘Baby Dolls’ of New Orleans: Gender, Race, and Self-Creation," a review on Walking Raddy: The Baby Dolls of New Orleans in Black perspectives. Read more
19 Apr, 2019 Grace Gipson at MSU Comics Forum Talking Comics and (Dis)ability in the Midwest at the 2019 Michigan State University Comics Forum. 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
26 Nov, 2018 Conference Grants: Grace Gipson and Malika Imhotep at ‘Intentionally Digital, Intentionally Black’ Read more
11 Nov, 2018 Now Accepting Applications for the 2019 Lyman Fellowship Applications are due February 1, 2019. Read more
29 Oct, 2018 Announcing our Fall 2018 Conference Grant Recipients We’re thrilled to be supporting our graduates as they travel across the globe to share their scholarship. Read more
26 Sep, 2018 Grace Gipson at DragonCon CPAC 2018 Gipson presented on podcasts and Black female narratives at DragonCon Comics and Popular Arts Conference 2018. Read more
30 Jul, 2018 Grace Gipson Presents at UNC's 2018 MURAP Conference The 2018 Conference for UNC Chapel Hill's Moore Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program focused on Afrofuturism and Indigenous Futurities. Read more
23 Apr, 2018 Grace Gipson on Black Comics Chat Grace Gipson, along with her BlackComicsChat co-hosts, interviewed comic artist Whit Taylor about her life and work. Read more
12 Feb, 2018 Grace Gipson Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle Grace Gipson was quoted in "Momentum builds for 'Black Panther'" in The San Francisco Chronicle. Read more
28 Nov, 2017 Grace Gipson on Gwendolyn Brooks in Black Perspectives Grace Gipson penned a biography about Black poet laureate and committed activist Gwendolyn Brooks, celebrating the life and work she left behind. Read more
18 Oct, 2017 Grace Gipson on Afrofuturism and Comic Books in Black Perspectives Grace Gipson writes about the role of Black Women in the superhero comic book universe in works such as Misty Knight and Moon Girl. Read more
22 May, 2017 Grace Gipson at Black Imagine Oakland Grace Gipson shared insights on comics and afrofuturism at the Black Imagine Oakland convention. Read more
25 Jan, 2017 Conference Grants: Grace Gipson in Melbourne This past fall, we were pleased to offer several grants to help support our students in sharing their research at the premiere conferences in their field Read more
14 Nov, 2016 Grace Gipson as "Doctor of Comic Books" Lashon Daley featured Grace Gipson, also a BCNM Designated Emphasis student, on her podcast Stories&Slams! Read more
04 Nov, 2016 Grace Gipson at >Play Conference >play is the largest student-run digital media and technology conference Read more
25 Aug, 2016 Summer Research Report: Grace Gipson and the Popular Culture Summer Workshop Gipson received a summer research award from the BCNM to support her dissertation research by attending the Popular Culture Summer Research Workshop Read more
05 Jul, 2016 Cultural Committee of the Danish Parliament Visits BCNM The Berkeley Center for New Media was delighted to host the Cultural Committee from the Danish Parliament on June 28, 2016 Read more
07 Apr, 2016 Announcing 2016 Summer Research Awards We are thrilled by the ambitious and innovative work these students are all completing Read more
08 Dec, 2015 NWMEDIA 201 Final Presentations We were excited to see the final presentations of NWMEDIA 201, Questioning New Media, our foundational seminar on art, technology, and culture! Read more
06 Apr, 2015 Summer 2015 Research Awards BCNM is proud to announce the recipients of its Summer 2015 Research Awards! Read more
18 Mar, 2015 BCNM Welcomes Spring 2015 DE & Certificate Students Applications this semester were phenomenal and we’re thrilled by the unique perspectives each of our new students will bring to the Center Read more
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