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The Berkeley Center for New Media is an interdisciplinary research center that studies and shapes media transition and emergence from diverse perspectives. Through critical thinking and making, we cultivate technological equity and fairness in our classrooms, in our communities, and on the internet.

10/28/2026

We're delighted to share that BCNM graduate student Irene Franco Rubio has been named a Soros Fellow to pursue a PhD in Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley!

The 2026 Class of Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows is made up of 30 outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate school in the United States. Selected from more than 3,000 applicants, each recipient was chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to the United States and will receive up to $90,000 in funding over two years.

Join us in congratulating Irene for this incredible honor!

More Info:
Learn more about Irene's scholarship, activism, and recognition as a Soros Fellow at bcnm.berkeley.edu!

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Portrait of BCNM graduate student Irene Franco Rubio smiling.

10/26/2026

Tendon thread is just one week away! Join us next Monday for an Art, Technology & Culture Colloquium lecture presented as part of BCNM's Indigenous Technologies program.

Artist-choreographer and Assistant Professor of Native Studies at University of Alberta, Tanya Lukin Linklater (Sugpiaq), will discuss her ongoing practice of visiting ancestral belongings—Sugpiaq technologies—in museum collections. Compelled by lineages of Sugpiaq cultural work, she will explore her speculative responses to photographic documentation of Sugpiaq belongings in the Kunstkamera in St. Petersburg, Russia, alongside meditations on estuaries, grasses, and customary practices of the Kodiak archipelago.

Tanya will also host a hands-on workshop for UC Berkeley students and community members involving creative writing, embodied inquiry, and meditations on Sugpiaq grasses on Tuesday afternoon. Workshop spots are filling up fast! Be sure to register at the link in our bio to secure your spot (limited to 25 participants).

Lecture Details:
Date: Monday, November 2, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Eugene Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center

Workshop Details:
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Bancroft Dance Studio

RSVP & Registration:
Free and open to the public. Visit the link in our bio or bcnm.berkeley.edu to RSVP for the lecture and register for the workshop!

Accessibility & Accommodations:
We strive to meet all access and accommodation needs. Please contact [email protected] with questions or requests.

Image Description:
Flyer split diagonally into two sections with arch designs. The left side features a photograph of a yellow fabric installation hanging in a gallery space titled "TENDON THREAD" with speaker Tanya Lukin Linklater. The right dark navy side details a "LECTURE" on Monday, November 2, 5:00–6:30 PM at Eugene Jarvis Auditorium and a "WORKSHOP" on Tuesday, November 3, 4:30–6:30 PM at Bancroft Dance Studio.

10/23/2026

This Saturday, October 24, celebrate the grand opening of Parapraxis Books—the only psychoanalytic bookstore in the United States—co-founded by BCNM Director Hannah Zeavin!

Founded in 2021 by Hannah Zeavin and Alex Colston, The Psychosocial Foundation is a nonprofit educational organization that advances our understanding of where the social, political, and psychological converge. Join us for an open house and marathon reading featuring Ussama Makdisi, Ramsey McGlazer, Noor Asif, Brittany Newell, Francisco González, Geoffrey G. O’Brien, Perwana Nazif, Samiha Khalil, Brianna Suslovic, Jyoti Rao, David Buuck, Amy R. Wong, Dacia Harrold, Matthew Shutzer, Hannah Zeavin, and more!

Event Details:
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
Open House Time: 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Readings Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Parapraxis Books / Known and Elsewhere Collective, 1742 Franklin St, Downtown Oakland

More Info:
Visit bcnm.berkeley.edu to learn more!

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Flyer on a purple background with black handwritten "OPEN HOUSE" text and smiley faces. Orange outlined headers read "KNOWN AND ELSEWHERE COLLECTIVE" and "PARAPRAXIS BOOKS". White text lists event details: October 24, 1742 Franklin St, 1–7 PM, with readings from 5–7 PM.

10/20/2026

Join us for "The Bomb in/and/out of the Archive," an Art, Technology, & Culture Colloquium lecture with Zoé Samudzi!

In this talk, postdoctoral scholar Zoé Samudzi (Ohio State University) presents the inaugural project of her research constellation "Can the African Steal?" Through archival photographs of the Belgian Congo (c. 1929–30) at Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Samudzi uses image absence to trace uranium extraction and warcraft connecting the Katangese mines to Los Alamos, the Marshall Islands, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki.
Event Details:
Date: Monday, November 9, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Eugene Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center

RSVP & Info:
Free and open to the public. Learn more and RSVP at bcnm.berkeley.edu!

Accessibility & Accommodations:
We strive to meet all accessibility needs. Please contact [email protected] with any accessibility questions or accommodation requests.

Image Description:
Flyer on a textured black background titled "The Bomb in/and/out of the Archive." featuring speaker Zoé Samudzi. Center displays an oval photo portrait of Zoé Samudzi over a red block. Event details state Monday, November 9, 5:00–6:30 PM at Eugene Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center, with RSVP link bcnm.berkeley.edu and accessibility contact info.

10/17/2026

Join us for "Tendon thread," an Art, Technology, & Culture Colloquium lecture presented as part of BCNM's Indigenous Technologies program!

Artist-choreographer and Assistant Professor of Native Studies at University of Alberta, Tanya Lukin Linklater (Sugpiaq), will discuss her ongoing practice of visiting ancestral belongings—Sugpiaq technologies—in museum collections. Compelled by lineages of Sugpiaq cultural work, she will explore her speculative responses to photographic documentation of Sugpiaq belongings in the Kunstkamera in St. Petersburg, Russia, alongside meditations on estuaries, grasses, and customary practices of the Kodiak archipelago.

Tanya will also host a hands-on workshop for UC Berkeley students and community members involving creative writing, embodied inquiry, and meditations on Sugpiaq grasses (limited to 25 participants; registration required).

Lecture Details:
Date: Monday, November 2, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Eugene Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center

Workshop Details:
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Bancroft Dance Studio

RSVP & Registration:
Free and open to the public. Visit bcnm.berkeley.edu to RSVP for the lecture and register for the workshop!

Accessibility & Accommodations:
We strive to meet all access and accommodation needs. Please contact [email protected] with questions or requests.

Image Description:
Flyer split diagonally into two sections with arch designs. The left side features a photograph of a yellow fabric installation hanging in a gallery space titled "TENDON THREAD" with speaker Tanya Lukin Linklater. The right dark navy side details a "LECTURE" on Monday, November 2, 5:00–6:30 PM at Eugene Jarvis Auditorium and a "WORKSHOP" on Tuesday, November 3, 4:30–6:30 PM at Bancroft Dance Studio.

10/13/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 15, from 12:30 to 1:00 PM in the BCNM Commons (Grimes Engineering Center, B102) for an informal info session about our New Media Designated Emphasis (DE) and Certificate programs!

With an upcoming application deadline of November 1, New Media Working Group Co-Coordinator Alexis Wood (Geography) and BCNM Associate Director Aaron Fai will be present to answer questions and talk about our new media community. Bagels and coffee provided!

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, October 15
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: BCNM Commons, Grimes Engineering Center, B102

RSVP & Info:
To learn more, visit bcnm.berkeley.edu!

Accessibility & Accommodations:
We strive to meet all accessibility needs. Please contact [email protected] with any accessibility questions or accommodation requests.

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Flyer split into two sections. On the left light background, blue text reads "New Media Designated Emphasis & Certificate Program Info Session". Below the BCNM logo, event details state: "Thursday, October 15, 12:30 – 1:00 PM, BCNM Commons (Grimes Engineering Center, B102)". The right side features a vertical close-up photograph of a light green computer keyboard.

10/13/2026

The Undergraduate Certificate introduces students to the changing new media landscape across art, technology, humanities, and social sciences. Requirements include engagement through events or research, taking core coursework (Film 35 in Fall 2026), and selecting two electives from interdisciplinary offerings. Accepted students are also eligible for funding like the Eugene Jarvis Scholarship ($6,000), Conference Grants, and Research Fellowships ($1,000)! To learn more and submit your application, visit bcnm.berkeley.edu

Join us this week for an informational session to discuss your questions about the certificate! Bagels and coffee provided!

Info Session Details:
Date: Thursday, October 15
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: BCNM Commons, Grimes Engineering Center, B102

Certificate Application Deadlines:
Fall 2026: November 1, 2026
Spring 2027: March 1, 2027
Apply at bcnm.berkeley.edu!

Accessibility & Accommodations:
We strive to meet all accessibility needs. Please contact [email protected] with any accessibility questions or accommodation requests.

Image Description:
Slide 1: Graphic flyer titled "Undergraduate Certificate in New Media" from BCNM. Text describes the program as introducing students to art, technology, humanities, and social sciences. Green oval badge reads "Apply Now!"

Slide 2: "Requirements" slide outlining Requirement 1 (Engagement). Students must fulfill engagement through BCNM events/cohort meetings or research fellowship/symposium.

Slide 3: Slide details Requirement 2 (Core Class: New Media 100, or Film 35 for 2026–2027) and Requirement 3 (Two Electives).

Slide 4: Lists pre-approved courses, application deadlines (Fall: Nov 1, 2026; Spring: March 1, 2027), and contact info for Associate Director Aaron Fai ([email protected]).

Slide 5: "Grants" slide listing funding opportunities: Eugene Jarvis Scholarship ($6,000), Conference Grant, and Undergraduate Research Fellowship ($1,000).

10/12/2026

We’re thrilled to share an update on the Global Digital Infrastructure (GDI) program, launched at BCNM in 2025! The program offers a three-course Certificate and was recently approved as a five-course Minor. As the first university program addressing the technical, economic, legal, environmental, and social dimensions of the global internet’s infrastructure, demand has proven robust.

This year, GDI courses recorded 632 enrollments—more than double 2025 levels—reaching 715 students across its first two years. Seven students completed the minor in its inaugural year!

Alexandra Cole, Assistant Director of Summer Sessions, notes: "Summer minors and certificates give students across disciplines the opportunity to explore new and emerging areas of study. The new Global Digital Infrastructure Minor and Certificate is the perfect example... It is already one of the most popular programs students can complete during the summer."

Program Info:
Learn more about the GDI Minor and Certificate at bcnm.berkeley.edu.

Image Description:
Photograph of an outdoor presentation on Global Digital Infrastructure taking place on a sunny day in a courtyard. An audience seated in bright orange metal chairs listens to a speaker standing near a digital screen mounted on a stand in front of a wooden panel fence.

10/06/2026

Join the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) for "The Promise & Pitfalls of Inclusive Design & Disability Technology" on Monday, October 19, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM.

Inclusive design and disability technology—whether it uses AI or not—aims to make life easier and more fulfilling for disabled people. In this moderated discussion, two experts share their perspectives on the possibilities and perils of contemporary advances in the field of assistive technology.

Featured Speakers:
Jutta Treviranus, Director & Professor, Inclusive Design Research Centre, Ontario College of Art & Design University
Liz Henry, Executive Director, Grassroots Open Assistive Tech

Event Details:
Date: Monday, October 19
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Eugene Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center
RSVP: Link in bio (bcnm.berkeley.edu)

Accessibility & Accommodations:
We strive to meet all accessibility needs. Please contact [email protected] for any accessibility questions or accommodation requests.

Image Description:
Flyer for a Berkeley Center for New Media event titled "The Promise & Pitfalls of Inclusive Design & Disability Technology". Light blue background with light green bubbles and dark green text. Top right displays the BCNM logo and the text "A History & Theory of New Media Event". Center text lists speakers Jutta Treviranus (Director & Professor, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University) and Liz Henry (Executive Director, Grassroots Open Assistive Tech). Event details state Monday, October 19, 5:00–6:30 PM at Eugene Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center. Discussion summary reads: "Inclusive design and disability technology—whether it uses AI or not—aims to make life easier and more fulfilling for disabled people. In this moderated discussion, two experts share their perspectives on the possibilities and perils of contemporary advances in the field of assistive technology". Bottom right states "RSVP at bcnm.berkeley.edu" and includes accessibility contact note: "We strive to meet all accessibility needs. Please contact [email protected] for any accessibility questions".

09/22/2026

Led by BCNM Director Hannah Zeavin, this reading group is for faculty, graduate students, staff, postdoctoral scholars, visiting scholars, and anyone else who wants to think about what is new in new media. We will choose readings that are parts of books or sets of articles published in the last three years that were missed, partially read, provocative, or essential to defining the field now.

RSVP:
Please RSVP for the series and make suggestions for the readings at bcnm.berkeley.edu! We will announce the first reading a few weeks prior to the first meeting.

Accessibility & Accommodations:
We strive to meet all accessibility needs. Please contact [email protected] for any accessibility questions or accommodation requests.

Image Description:
Flyer split into two sections. On the left, top-left logo above the main title: "New Media Reading Group: What is New in New Media?" Below the title, text reads: "LED BY BCNM DIRECTOR HANNAH ZEAVIN, THIS READING GROUP IS FOR FACULTY, GRADUATE STUDENTS, STAFF, POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS, VISITING SCHOLARS, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS NEW IN NEW MEDIA." On the right, a photograph of light wood bookshelves filled with various books viewed from above.

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Berkeley Center For New Media, 426 Sutardja Dai Hall, University Of
Berkeley, CA
94720

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 3pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 3pm
Thursday	9am - 3pm

Website

http://bcnm.berkeley.edu/

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