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Black and white photo of Frankenstein's monster and his bride

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The Center for Monster Studies

Monsters play a role in the representation of some of the most challenging problems facing our world: matters of race and religion, social justice, and environmental threats. The Center for Monster Studies at UC Santa Cruz aims…

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The Critical Realities Studio

The Critical Realities Studio is a hybrid studio/lab for critical theory and art practice at the University of California, Santa Cruz, supported by the UCSC Arts Division. Our studio engages multiple realities in art, including augmented…

Feminist-themed artworks

RESEARCH

The Other Lab

The Other Lab is a public-facing, intersectional feminist research space for experimental games, extended reality(XR), and new media. We support both undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and outside artists in creating work which charts new territory and amplifies…


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Last modified: Sep 15, 2024