It was a busy semester at MASCLab. We hosted lively discussions in our weekly meetings on topics like the ethics of online research, representation, and thinking through accessibility in our approaches to scholarship as a lab. We shared, critiqued and celebrated each others’ media work. We helped bring events to the broader Teachers College community like Professor Hannah Smithson’s talk on The Challenges of YPAR … Continue reading MASCLab Fall 2019 Semester Reflection

Wednesday 12/4 from 3-5pm in HM46A, make sure to come to the joint MASCLab/VRSC happy hour to hear from TWO great MASCLab members about their work! Emily Bailin on “The Role of “Finstas” (Fake Instagram Accounts) In Youth Self Expression and Digital Participation” andKatie Newhouse on “Small Spaces, Big Moments: Restricted Educational Programs and Disabling Sites of Possibilities” Emily: This research project asks: how do … Continue reading VRSC Happy Lunch: Research in Progress with Two MASCLab Members Wednesday Afternoon!

MASCLab is very excited to host a public talk on participatory research and youth justice by Dr. Hannah Smithson on September 24th! It will take place from 3:00-4:30PM in Horace Mann Hall, Room 138 on Teachers College’s campus. Read on to find out a bit more about our speaker and her transformative work in the field of youth justice. A bit about Hannah Smithson: Dr. … Continue reading The Challenges of YPAR in Youth Justice Systems: A Public Talk by Dr. Hannah Smithson

Join us for our first meeting of the school year this Wednesday, September 11 from 12-1pm in HM 138! Spread the word! All are welcome who are interested in the intersection of Media, Scholarship and Research, and Social Change.   Continue reading First Meeting of School Year Wednesday!