ABSTRACT

In the age of the maker movement, hackathons and do-it-yourself participatory culture, the boundaries between digital media theory and production have dissolved. Multidisciplinary humanities labs have sprung up around the globe, generating new forms of hands-on, critical and creative work. The scholars, artists, and scientists behind these projects are inventing new ways of doing media studies teaching and research, developing innovative techniques through experimental practice. This book of case studies brings together practitioners of applied media studies, providing a roadmap for how and why to do hands-on media work in the digital age.

part I|22 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|22 pages

Applied Media Studies

Interventions for the Digitally Intermediated Age

chapter 2|6 pages

Applied Media Studies and Digital Humanities

Technology, Textuality, Methodology

part II|19 pages

Foundations

chapter 4|12 pages

From Vectors to Scalar

A Brief Primer for Applied Media Studies

chapter 5|19 pages

The Medical Futures Lab

An Applied Media Studies Experiment in Digital Medical Humanities

part III|18 pages

Challenges

chapter 7|20 pages

Media Fieldwork

Critical Reflections on Collaborative ICT Research in Rural Zambia

chapter 8|9 pages

Rapid Response

DIY Curricula from FemTechNet to Crowd-Sourced Syllabi

part IV|14 pages

Translation

part V|13 pages

Intervention