Projects tagged
Digital & Technology
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‘They Lied to us’: Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder
Read more: ‘They Lied to us’: Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murderVALDOSTA, Ga. — On an October morning in 2018, Eleanor Holmes and her husband left home to run an errand and found two men inside their front gate. They introduced themselves as detectives from Orlando, Florida, and said they needed…
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Arcadia Earth
Read more: Arcadia EarthAt ‘Arcadia Earth,’ Dazzle Illuminates Danger Using augmented reality, virtual reality and installations of light and art, the creators of this pop-up exhibition hope to inspire action on climate change. By Laurel Graeber Oct. 23, 2019 The creators of “Arcadia…
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What Are the Biggest Problems Women Face Today?
Read more: What Are the Biggest Problems Women Face Today?It’s been a historic year for women. There are more serving in Congress than ever before, and a record number are currently running for president in 2020. But even with these significant gains, women—both in the U.S. and around the…
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The Privilege of Escape
Read more: The Privilege of EscapeFor an art project about the effects of white privilege and the disturbing ways in which its effects are built into our society, Risa Puno’s The Privilege of Escape is a surprisingly fun, even enjoyable experience. The first public artwork…
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Bad News: the game
Read more: Bad News: the gameIn Bad News, you take on the role of fake news-monger. Drop all pretense of ethics and choose a path that builds your persona as an unscrupulous media magnate. But keep an eye on your ‘followers’ and ‘credibility’ meters. Your…
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Mind Over Media
Read more: Mind Over MediaMind Over Media is a crowdsourced educational platform that contains diverse examples of contemporary propaganda on a wide range of social, political, economic and environmental topics. 1. ACCESS AND SHARE EXAMPLES. Timely resources for classroom discussion are important. By using…
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Invisible Women – A World Designed for Men
Read more: Invisible Women – A World Designed for MenThe problem with feminism is that it’s just too familiar. The attention of a jaded public and neophiliac media may have been aroused by #MeToo, with its connotations of youth, sex and celebrity, but for the most part it has…
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Grand Theft Auto V becomes battleground of Hong Kong protests
Read more: Grand Theft Auto V becomes battleground of Hong Kong protestsThe Hong Kong political crisis is now playing out in the virtual world. Popular online video game “Grand Theft Auto V” has become a battleground between protesters in the semi-autonomous Chinese city and their rival players in mainland China. The…
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Chilean Protesters Used Lasers to Bring down Police Drone
Read more: Chilean Protesters Used Lasers to Bring down Police DroneA technological feat has emerged amid the Chilean protests. A video of protestors bringing down a police drone has gone viral on social media sites. These protestors didn’t use any physical or gun force to bring the drone down. Instead,…
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Journal Rappé
Read more: Journal RappéA TYPICAL EPISODE of Journal Rappé begins with Senegalese rapper Makhtar “Xuman” Fall dressed in a suit and seated behind a news desk. At first glance, the show looks like an ordinary newscast. But then Xuman (pronounced human) launches into…