Research

PPD Research

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Faculty bios on our People page include individual faculty research.

Faculty Labs and Studios

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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…

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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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The Little Stories Lab

The Little Stories Lab is a research studio and community gathering space that explores short-form narrative through expressive interactive experiences. This includes digital and non digital work: TTRPGs, board games, video games, curious objects, and interactive performance. Undergraduate and graduate students work on faculty research and their own creative projects, as well as participate in lab events and meetings. Students interested in lab activities can fill out this form below to get on our mailing list.

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