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Critical Information Studies: Society, Culture and Technology

icon representing information and societyExamining the relationships among information, technology, power and inequality across social and cultural contexts, with a focus on justice, identity, representation, labor and the broader consequences of information systems in everyday life.

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Related Projects and Grants

Microsystems Foundry for Unlocking Scientific Exploration (MicroFUSE)

PI: Nassim Parvin
Funding: National Science Foundation, $100,207
Dates: 2024-2028

Scaling Community Through Archives: A National Program to Expand Community Archives

PI: Marika Cifor
Funding: Institute of Museum and Library Services, $399,485
Dates: 2024-2027

Faculty Organizing for Community Archives Support (FOCAS) Internship & Resource Development Project

PI: Marika Cifor
Funding: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, $850,000
Dates: 2024-2027

This Site is Fake Dot Com: A Novel Resource for Teaching Information Literacy and a Community Model to Support it

PI: Stacey Wedlake
Funding: Institute of Museum and Library Services, $249,884
Dates: 2024-2027

Developing a Spanish-language Homosaurus: Using Multi-language Linked Data to Enhance LGBTQ+ Resource Discoverability

PI: Marika Cifor
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities, $349,759
Dates: 2023-2026

Responsible Datasets in Context: Expanding Ethical Humanities Data Education

PI: Melanie Walsh
Funding: Mozilla Foundation, $49,000
Dates: 2024-2025

Building Resistance to Cancer Nutrition Misinformation through an Escape Room Game Intervention

PI: Chris Coward
Funding: National Cancer Center, $94,560
Dates: 2023-2024

Co-designing for Trust: Reimagining Online Information Literacies with Underserved Communities

PI: Jason Young
Funding: National Science Foundation, $2,611,462
Dates: 2022-2024

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