september!
Not much to report as the semester gets going, so here's a selection of labor day reads for you. If you're in Boulder, come by the lab or the pop-up space during open house hours! We'll be back with more in October. Articles
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it's still August
even though we're very late, sorry! The summer is finishing up & we're getting ready to dive headlong into a new school year! That means we have a new cohort of Practitioners in Residence to announce! First, though, a few little newsbits - * We got a little
oh my, July!
Hello, friends of the lab! We hope you're staying cool, wherever you are... even the basement is getting toasty these days. We have some biggish news bits and some fun and neat things for you this time around! The 2025/26 Practitioner-in-Residence Cohort has concluded! Isaac
JUNE
We're in the full swing of summer semester which means deep-cleans and writing zines! Just a few quick updates for you today... First things first: We are once again asking you to take our stuff please! As we continue to clean out the lab, anything except for
we May-d it!
We've ended the spring semester! Graduation happened! And then it snowed 6 inches! Our hours are shifting into summer gear (though the winter wonderland outside says otherwise), but we'll have a few residents and some more relaxed events happening in the upcoming weeks - - - Kamari Carter was
All April, no fools
Hi friends! News bytes for you - - - - - > End of March stuff that happened: * MAL Director Lori Emerson presented a paper titled “Liberation Radio(s) Beyond the Internet Imaginary” at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference in Chicago on March 26th. * MAL Manager libi rose striegl and Residency
Something about March and lambs...
Hi friends! We are early! Somehow! And we have some news-bytes for you! First up, Lori Emerson was interviewed by Samuel Arbesman for The Orthogonal Bet podcast; she had the chance to talk about her new book, Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook, as well as her work both
Is it really only February?
We're not sure we believe it... Anyhow, happy MAL-entines! We've only got a few news-y bits this month but first up, something fun! Camila Galaz, a visiting artist and long-time friend of the MAL made some print-and-fold-able Valentines cards using
January (is almost halfway over somehow...)
Hey hi hello! We're getting settled in to the semester, and we have some updates for you! Spring hours! So far, we are set for the following hours this semester: Monday 10:30 am - 2 pm Tuesday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Thursday 10 am - 1 pm
December!
We have nothing major to report, except that it is the end of the semester and everything feels a little hectic! Please note that open house hours will be very limited through the beginning of January - but feel free to contact us if you're hoping to visit and
Happy October!
it's MAL-o-ween season 🎃... Hi folks! We're well into the fall now and so much is happening... 1. Maya Buffet-Davis' exhibition Books Are Machines has an opening reception from 2-5 PM Saturday October 11 at the Bemis Public Library in Littleton. Maya
September
though not quite so late as the 21st night... We feel a little like we hit the ground before we were ready to be running this fall semester, but we're getting our feet and happy to share some news with you... First and most pressing! MAL founder &
June is here!
Hello friends! We're settling in to our summer and things are a little more relaxed around the lab, but we do still have open house hours on Tuesday afternoons (1:30-4:30) and most of the day Friday (10:00 - 4:00). We are also usually able
May!
We've made it through another semester! It's raining buckets, as is traditional for... May? Something about flowers and whatever. Anyhow... Housekeeping! We're moving into summer, so make sure you double-check hours before you visit. Open house times will definitely be shifting to accomodate
Practitioner-In-Residence Open Call
We forgot about March & so feel less bad about sending out a second bulletin, especially because it is to announce that APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025/2026 PRACTITIONER-IN-RESIDENCE COHORT ARE NOW OPEN! The theme for our 2025/2026 residency is Counter Computing: Alternative Imaginaries. We would like to
Well, we forgot about March. Happy April!
A shower of news and updates for your enjoyment! First, some cool happenings ~ * On March 14th, MAL Director Lori Emerson gave a keynote presentation on her book Other Networks for Temple University’s truly awesome Electronics Faire. * On March 28th, Lori Emerson gave another keynote presentation, “As If, What If:
February!
Hi friends! This will be our last post on Substack - we are transitioning our newsletter to Ghost, and you can find us at https://mediaarchaeologylab.ghost.io. If you're receiving this in your email - you don't need to do anything, you're already added to
February!
Hi friends! This will be our last post on Substack - we are transitioning our newsletter to Ghost, and you can find us at https://mediaarchaeologylab.ghost.io . If you're receiving this in your email - you don't need to do anything, you're already added to
Happy Mildly Belated New Year
can't believe it's 2025 Hi Friends! First: We are so excited to announce we are hosting a series of pop-up installations in CASE W250 (the same space as the Barbed Wire Fence Phone exhibit) from January 27, 2025 until January 2026. The first of these
Happy December!
who wants t-shirts? Hi folks! We’re late, again, but with a good reason maybe? We were (finally) getting the pre-order form for our new t-shirt design figured out. AND HERE’S THE DESIGN: The design is by friend-of-the-lab Matthew Rixham / mister nineham, whose
Oh November!
Hello there! October happened! It’s election day tomorrow! Everything is fine! Some news: * On Oct. 7 we took some things down to Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs! It was a whole bunch of fun and the librarian who invited us wrote up our visit in a really
October!
Happy Early MAL-o-Ween! Hello friends! We made it through September! Just a few updates as we recover from the whirlwind… 1. MAL Managing Director libi was interviewed about her work and the lab in general by MAL friend Stephen Cass at IEEE for the “5 Questions” feature. Read
Hello it's September
we're too tired to be clever, but we get to play with a barbed wire fence telephone Hi Friends! The fall semester has begun and we’re already ready for a nap… August turned out to be a momentous month for the MAL as libi striegl and Lori
AUGUST
we were early last month, so we're late this month Hello MAL friends - we’ve got a big announcement! This September, with the generous support of the College of Media, Communication and Information, we’re hosting an artwork titled “Barbed Wire Fence Telephone II”, conceived by Phil Peters