Adrienne Massanari participated in an online panel on March 17, “Are Games Disinformation Tools?” This is part of a research project at Concordia University (supported by Digital Heritage Canada) and is focused on building a network of interested scholars in the space of disinformation and videogames.
Aram Sinnreich was interviewed on the BeatSeeker podcast about music, copyright, streaming, and AI.
Aram Sinnreich was interviewed in Forbes about the efforts to ban TikTok in the US, and the broader set of questions surrounding data privacy and cybersecurity surrounding the debate.
For the second year, Professor Claudia Myers was invited to join Women in Film DC's Narrative Script Development Fellowship Program as one of its professional mentors. In collaboration with director Joan Darling, Claudia will lead one workshop on feature film development open to the public, followed by two workshops providing each of this year's fellows with individualized feedback on their screenplays.
Professor Kylos Brannon will be attending a poster session at the DC History Conference on Saturday March 25 as a representative of Rorschach Theatre, to present information on their ongoing Psychogeographies Project. More info at:
https://conference.dchistory.org/
https://rorschachtheatre.com/dissonant-city/
The 43rd annual American Visions Awards will be held on Tuesday March 28th at 8pm in the Foreman Theatre. This event recognizes exceptional work by students in the Film and Media Arts Program, including Photography, Documentary, Fiction, Animation, and more. Professor Kylos Brannon produces, directs, and hosts the event and would love to see all of your faces in the audience. Or feel free to attend remotely, as the event is maintaining a hybrid format. RSVP HERE.
This week on Media in the Mix, host Grace Ibrahim is joined by American University School of Communication (AU SOC) Pallavi Kumar and student, Isis Amusa!
On this episode of Media in the Mix, SOC3 is in the house! SOC3 Provides opportunities to students for hands-on learning while also giving them course credit and compensation. In other words, it's true real-life work experience in the communications world! Get a unique look into the students' work, clients and so much more on this week's episode. CLICK HERE to listen.