02 Mar, 2023 Commons Conversations Media Ruins: Infrastructural Restitution and Building Futures in Post-Conflict Cambodia with Maggie Jack (Syracuse University, The School of Information) Presented by the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society (CSTMS), and the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) is co-sponsoring. Read more
03 Nov, 2020 Special Events Visual Activism: Erin McElroy With Erin McElroy Postdoctoral Researcher, New York University Presented by the Arts Research Center and co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for New Media. Read more
21 Oct, 2019 Commons Conversations On the Fringe of Minitel: Alternative Uses of a State-Sponsored Communications Network A Participatory Masterclass with Julien Mailland Associate Professor of Telecommunications, Indiana University Media School 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
18 Oct, 2018 Special Events Hacking Politics: Civic Data Solidarity Panel with Burak Arikan, artist, founder of Graph Commons Sinduja Rangarajan, data reporter, Reveal, The Center for Investigative Reporting Jin Zhu, artist, member of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project Read more
08 Oct, 2018 Art, Tech & Culture The Networked Avant-garde with Kelani Nichole Director, The Current; Founder, TRANSFER In partnership with the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series Read more
25 Sep, 2017 Art, Tech & Culture World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech with Frank Foer National correspondent for The Atlantic and fellow at the New America Foundation. Presented in partnership with the Graduate School of Journalism Read more
01 Mar, 2017 Commons Conversations Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life with Adam Greenfield, information architect and designer Read more
17 Jan, 2017 Art, Tech & Culture Collecting the Uncollectible with art collectors Pamela and Richard Kramlich in conversation with Larry Rinder, BAMPFA Director Read more
13 Apr, 2015 Art, Tech & Culture A Hack in the Odious Machine: Digital Organizing Tools for the Precariat with Jesse Drew, UC Davis Professor, and Glenda Drew, artist and designer Read more
24 Apr, 2014 Special Events Bone Flute to Auto Tune A conference on music, technologies, and the digital media that shapes it all Read more
31 May, 2024 Segregating the Suburbs in Postwar California Alum TF Tierney on a history of Ladera Housing Cooperative, 1944-1950. Read more
27 May, 2024 Alum Christo Sims in Public Culture Christo co-edited this special on Science and the State. Read more
20 Apr, 2024 Announcing BCNM's Spring 2024 Faculty Seed Grants Congratulations Greg Niemeyer, Clancy Wilmott, and Emma Fraser! 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
30 May, 2023 Conference Grants: Harry Burson at SCMS Harry Burson presented his paper, "“Metaverse, Multiverse, Server-verse: Fantasies of Control and Connection”, at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) annual conference. Read more
13 Mar, 2023 Announcing the Spring 2023 Conference Grant Recipients Congratulations to these amazing students working in the fields of Asian studies, education, computer science, geography, film & media, rhetoric, EECS, architecture, and more! Read more
15 Dec, 2022 Summer 2023 Courses: NWMEDIA 151AC Transforming Tech: Issues and Interventions in STEM and Silicon Valley offered online with Matthew Berry! Read more
07 Jul, 2022 BCNM at ICA2022 Alumni Christo Sims and Jen Schradie presented at the International Communication Association's 2022 conference. Read more
20 Jun, 2022 Christo Sims on Green Magic Alum Christo Sims discusses Technologies of Enchantment at Apple's Corporate Headquarters on Public Culture. Read more
02 Feb, 2022 Clement Hil Goldberg Receives Creative Capital Award Congratulations to Clement Hil Goldberg's 'Let Me Let You Go' for receiving the Creative Capital Award which supports artists who are pushing boundaries and asking challenging questions! Read more
13 Oct, 2021 Announcing the Fall 2021 Conference Grant Recipients Congratulations to these amazing students working on media literacy, ethnographic research, philosophical arguments, and more! 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
04 Apr, 2021 Announcing the 2020 Eugene Jarvis Recipient The generous Eugene Jarvis Design Innovation scholarship was awarded to Emily Xia Que. Read more
29 Mar, 2021 Announcing the Spring 2021 DE & Graduate Certificate Cohort Photo credit: Yuyao Jin Read more
05 Mar, 2021 Make a Big Impact on the Future with the Big Give This year, arm the next generation of innovators with the tools to build just and equitable technological futures through the Berkeley Center for New Media. Read more
04 Nov, 2020 Pablo Paredes Featured in El Mercurio BCNM Alum Pablo Parades is featured in El Mercurio, where he speaks of his projects related to mental health. Read more
10 Sep, 2020 Lyman Dispatch: Anushah Hossain Anushah Hossain shares how the support of the Peter Lyman Graduate Fellowship has opened up more resources for her to focus on her research. Read more
18 Aug, 2020 BCNM Around the Web August 2020 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this August! Read more
23 Jul, 2020 Ken Goldberg on Society, Robots, & Us Panel Hear Ken Goldberg on a panel discussing intersections between robotics and socio-technical issues. Read more
17 Jul, 2020 BCNM Around the Web July 2020 Check out the awesome presentations and features of our faculty, student, and alumni work across the web this past July! Read more
30 Apr, 2020 Conference Grants: William Morgan on Machine Learning and the Digital Realization of Deleuze 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
03 Apr, 2020 Ken Goldberg on COVID-19, Robots, and Us Ken Goldberg was invited to host an online discussion on "COVID-19, robots and us". Read more
30 Jan, 2020 Camille Crittenden at Transatlantic Sync Executive Director of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute Camille Crittenden spoke in a panel about ethics in technology at Transatlantic Sync, a conference aimed at connecting Silicon Valley and Germany on issues of technology and innovation. Read more
02 Jan, 2020 danah boyd on Owning Ethics in Silicon Valley Alum danah boyd with Emmanuel Moss and Jacob Metcalf published on corporate logics, Silicon Valley, and the Institutionalization of ethics. Read more
22 Aug, 2019 Summer Research Dispatch: Tory Jeffay on Photographic Evidence & Police Body Cameras Read more
26 Nov, 2018 Conference Grants: Grace Gipson and Malika Imhotep at ‘Intentionally Digital, Intentionally Black’ Read more
05 Nov, 2018 Alum Jane McGonigal Creates Ethical Toolkit Jane McGonigal developed a toolkit to help keep many large Silicon Valley tech companies, as well as start-ups, keep their priorities and ethics in check. Read more
27 Jun, 2018 Ken Goldberg at Science on the Screen Join Ken Goldberg on June 27th for a screening of Operator, followed by a discussion on the technologies presented in the film. Read more
18 Apr, 2018 Nicholas de Monchaux's Studio One Course on Radical Futures in Landscape Architecture Magazine Nicholas de Monchaux's Studio ONE master's program, which begins next school year, was featured in the Landscape Architecture Magazine. Read more
19 Mar, 2018 Ken Goldberg at CITRIS Silicon Valley Ken Goldberg will be attending the CITRIS Silicon Valley Forum, a new monthly series from CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, on April 5. Read more
11 Jan, 2018 SRL Featuring Robots by Eric Paulos at Marlborough Contemporary and in the News Read more
11 Apr, 2017 Commons Conversations: Color of New Media Working Group Transcription The “Color of New Media Working Group” met as a part of Commons Conversations to discuss the vertiginous political climate. Read more
11 Apr, 2017 Ken Goldberg on Robot Grasping at Tempo Automation Ken Goldberg on integrating robots into industry at Tempo Automation Read more
16 Mar, 2017 Commons Conversations Video Now Online: "Radical Technologies" with Adam Greenfield Read more
02 Mar, 2017 Greg Niemeyer’s Teaching Philosophy Featured in Le Monde The BCNM faculty and Art Practice professor gave an interview in the renowned newspaper. Read more
11 Aug, 2016 Summer Research Reports: Ryan Ikeda on Technology as Learning Ryan Ikeda received a summer research award from the BCNM to support his dissertation research on how technology in the classroom impacts modes of learning 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
03 Feb, 2015 Announcing the Eugene Jarvis Scholarship for Innovation in New Media Sponsored by the game designer, Eugene Jarvis Read more
15 Dec, 2014 Abigail De Kosnik Published in Performance Research The Silicon Valley ‘tech boom’ has led to large-scale gentrification in San Francisco... Read more
01 Sep, 2014 Meet Ken Goldberg A roboticist, artist, critic, filmmaker, scientist, teacher, and academic, Ken Goldberg has long been pushing the boundaries of art and technology Read more
01 May, 2014 Meet Jen Schradie Jen Schradie has never been afraid to confront the societal inequality she witnesses 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
08 Apr, 2014 Jen Schradie Critiques Silicon Valley "Does this satire simply reflect Silicon Valley sexism or contribute to it?" Read more
29 Oct, 2013 Revisited: Creating Minds Creating Minds, an academic conference on reading and writing in the digital age had over 300 attendees throughout the day's talks and panels! Read more
11 Jul, 2013 BCNM Welcomes Visiting Scholar Lone Bak Strandgaard Bak Strandgaard studies the expansion of self-service technologies related to pubic transport Read more
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions. Fall 2020