Living Collections: Memory & Performance

How do we make sense of memory and human experience, whether in everyday life or in conditions of conflict and Continue reading →

MicroActs: Civic Engagement through DIY Urbanism

In Moscow I have investigated how forms of tactical citizen activism addressing urban issues had begun to emerge. In summer 2012 Continue reading →

Engage Media Lab (EML)

In January 2013 I established the Engage Media Lab (EML), an initiative to engage students in co-designing, conducting and assessing participatory media-based Continue reading →

OccupyData Hackathons

When I arrived at The New School in the fall of 2011, a vibrant social movement emerged in the streets Continue reading →

Urban Media: Tactics and Performance

How do we make sense of the urban through sensory and embodied experiences? How can we investigate and engage in Continue reading →

Participatory Media Research

This graduate seminar explores participatory approaches to designing and conducting social inquiry using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, particularly for Continue reading →

Youth Agency through Participatory Media and Maker Cultures

I have conducted participatory media programs and examined their outcomes with Palestinian youth in refugee camps from 2006-2011, however upon Continue reading →

Cooperative Innovation in the Commons

Cooperative Innovation in the Commons: Rethinking Distributed Collaboration and Intellectual Property for Sustainable Design Innovation Addressing global design challenges in Continue reading →