Michael Mandiberg’s “Taking Stock” Seeks Deeper Insight into Stock Images While Creating Compelling New Media
Michael Mandiberg, Professor of Media Culture at the College of Staten Island, is in the midst of a unique investigation into stock photo images, which we see every day in ads and other media.
Their project, Taking Stock, used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze 130 million stock images to create not only new works of art, but also to gain an understanding of characteristics that these images have in common. The results are a series of fascinating images and videos. Read more at CSI Today...
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David Gerstner, CSI Professor of Cinema Studies Receives Order of Arts and Letters
David A. Gerstner, Professor of Cinema Studies in CSI’s Department of Media Culture and member of the Doctoral Faculty in the Film Studies Certificate Program/Department of Theater at The Graduate Center/CUNY, has just received the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier l’ordre des arts et des lettres) from the French Ministry of Culture.
Commenting on his receipt of the award, Gerstner said, “The Order of Arts and Letters was established in 1957 when André Malraux served as Minister of Culture. Its purpose is ‘to recognize eminent artists and writers, as well as people who have contributed significantly to furthering the arts in France and throughout the world.’ I am deeply honored, therefore, to be recognized by the Minister of Culture in France for these reasons.” Read more at CSI Today...
Bang Geul Han, CSI Associate Professor of Media Culture 2024 Guggenheim Fellow Award Winner
Han, an interdisciplinary artist working across video, performance, and code, noted that she is “elated and honored. The list of recipients contains so many amazing people – I feel humbled to be in the same company. I’m also very much indebted to those who wrote letters on my behalf as part of the submission process.” During her fellowship, Han said that she’ll be “working on a new interdisciplinary art project consisting of an experimental tapestry, electronic sculpture, and live events in the form of public panel discussions. The project explores the gaps and incongruities within understandings and perceptions of private liberties/bodily autonomy and public interdependence/community agency as experienced through political realities concerning women’s reproductive rights and gun ownership.”
Congratulations to the Media Culture Class of 2024!
Special congratulations to our 2024 award winners:
Sebastian Llivichuzhca - CSI Auxiliary Corporation Award for Academic Excellence in Media Culture
Robert Lenza - Elliot Rubenstein Memorial Award
Anthony Pacheco Flores - Leonard Quart Award
Vincent Masocol - Susan Palmieri Memorial Award
Julia Salazar - Susan Palmieri Memorial Award
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Film/Video Lab and Design and Digital Media Lab
Hours for the Film/Video Lab are Monday through Thursday 11 am - 4 pm, Friday by appointment only.
For any questions regarding the labs please email mediaculturelabs@csi.cuny.edu or CSIMacLab@csi.cuny.edu.
Media Culture Department Overview
The Department of Media Culture is committed to providing students with a critical understanding of film, media, and communications. We integrate studies in history, theory, and criticism with practical experiences in production technique and creativity as well as external field experience, allowing our undergraduate majors to specialize in cinema studies or film and television production, media studies, corporate communications, journalism, or design and digital media.
What are some obtainable jobs with degrees in Communications or Cinema Studies?
- Careers in Journalism for Radio, TV, Print, Digital, and Sports Media
- Film, Television, Radio, Documentary, and Podcast Production
- Digital Arts including Graphic Design, Photo Editing, and Layout Artist
- Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Brand Development, Marketing, Advertising, and Social Media Strategy
- Web Development, and Web Design
- Video Editing, Camera Operations, Cinematography, Sound Editing/Mixing, and Lighting Design
CIN 111 Video 1
An introductory workshop in the basic techniques of video production.
COM 204 Intro to Online Journalism
Introduces students to the range of basic skills - blogging, online reporting, podcasting, online video and audio - necessary to operate successfully in the world of online journalism.
COM 330 Data Visualization
Explores the principles and techniques of data visualization: the journalistic possibilities, visual power, political persuasiveness, and ethical considerations of transforming data into visual graphic form.
Programs in Media Culture Department
- Cinema Studies (BA) - concentrations listed
- Communications (BS) - concentrations listed
- Media Studies Minor
- Journalism Minor
- Corporate Communications Minor
- Digital Design and Media Minor
- Cinema Studies Minor
Media Culture Faculty & Staff
Full Time Faculty
Staff
Grant, Emmanuel
Senior College Laboratory Technician
1P-122A
718-982-2542
Emmanuel.Grant@csi.cuny.edu
Hager, Steven
College Assistant
1P-122
718-982-2542
Steven.Hager@csi.cuny.edu
Lovell, Mitchell
College Laboratory Technician
1P-122
718-982-2414
Mitchell.Lovell@csi.cuny.edu
Neuner Fabiano, Rosemary
College Assistant
1P-226
Pizzolo, Gary
CUNY Administrative Assistant
1P-226
718-982-2541
gary.pizzolo@csi.cuny.edu
Adjunct Faculty
- Aviv, Roni
- Cogan, Brian
- Dawoud, Aliaa
- DeWaters, Dillon
- Dougherty, Cecilia
- Fischetti, Michael
- Hager, Steven
- Hedditch, Emma
- Kenny, James
- Lee, Austin
- Palladino, Andrew
- Philp, John
- Richardson, Zardon
- Saputo, Doug
- Wang, Jing
- Yakobzon, Erica
Emeritus Faculty
Facilities
1P-122 - Film/Video Lab
This lab is the center of all Cinema production classes as well as TV and radio production. It is the heart of all film and television post-production.
1P-231 – Design and Digital Media Lab
This lab is used for Communications production classes that focus on print and web based graphic design, typography, digital photography, animation and online.
Department Contact
Rosemary Neuner Fabiano
College Assistant