Making Culture: A Multimedia Journal of Theory and Practice
In Fall 2008, the Cultural Production program will launch a new on-line journal, "Making Culture: A Multimedia Journal of Theory and Practice." Stay tuned!
Student and Faculty Commentaries on the eJournal
Cathy Draine, one of Making Culture's graduate student editors, reflects on the inception of the journal, in meetings among graduate students.
"In our initial meetings and conversations about the journal we conceived of the journal as a form of collaborative learning and information sharing where grad students and faculty would work together in all aspects of journal making. Our intention has been that the journal will be a space for the students to develop their ideas and skill set with the support of faculty to mentor them through the process of developing publishable content in their various areas of scholarship.
Adi Grabiner, a Cultural Production program graduate writes:
"For me, the "Making Culture" journal is a great manifestation of the Cultural Production Program's goals and mission. It is an open-to-the-public source of knowledge which will expose people to the concept of culture and cultural analysis in a creative, open, and attractive way. It will be an electronic stage for both faculty and students, a stage that would enable us to publish our unique work and to be exposed to other people's cultural products. It will be the "face" of the CP program and a unique tool through which the program will continue to develop and grow. Needless to say, "Making Culture" is a great way to expose people to Brandeis University as a whole and to the CP program in particular. In this way, people from all over the world, who are interested in the cultural research field, will be able to learn about the program, its students and faculty, and its innovative approaches towards cultural analysis and the creative arts. As a former student in the Cultural Production program I am confident that "Making Culture" will be a successful cultural production that will attract people from different backgrounds and places to our cultural community in Brandeis University, and will enable deep and fascinating discussions dealing with art, culture, and community."
We have also from the start been committed to opening the journal for the contributions and voice of the community, where practitioners will be given space to share their work. Cultural Production students will work with profiled community members and groups assisting with "telling their story". We understand the journal as a space for the convergence of hybrid scholarship--bringing together seasoned academics, emerging voices, the wisdom from grassroots knowing and being, artistic inquiries and statements."For more information, please contact Professor Mark Auslander or Program Administrator Mangok Bol.