Our students, faculty, and staff do participatory design, research, and art.

The Engagement Lab at Emerson College is a research-based design lab that is focused on studying and designing media and technology that is reshaping civic life.

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Act & Advocate: Digital Tools for the 2020 Election

Opportunity in Transition and Curiosity in the Unexpected

Congratulating the 2019-2020 Media Design Cohort

Events

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March 16, 2020

Mar 16, 2020

Philosophy Coffee: Streaming and the Death of TV as We Know It

Come join us on March 16th at 2PM on the third floor of the Engagement Lab for our next talk: “Streaming and the Death of TV as We Know It” with Dr. Jane Shattuc.

February 28, 2020

Feb 28, 2020

Social Justice and Media Symposium, 2020 Theme: Persistence

The inaugural symposium on Social Justice and Media will convene for one day in Boston to explore the intersection of social justice and media as it relates to community and pedagogy in daily life.

February 04, 2020

Feb 04, 2020