critical media practices

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    Media Production students cluster around a table in CU 51´«Ã½â€™s Museum of Natural History as Emily Braker, the museum’s collections manager, reveals their subjects: a snake in a jar, taxidermied birds, a series of skulls and an array of other specimens dating back to the early 1900s. Their task? Take advantage of 2020 technology to reanimate the objects for an assignment in their Introduction to Extended Realities course.
  • CMCI Now Summer 2020
    Read stories and updates in the latest issue of our award-winning magazine.
  • Mimesis Logo
    The Mimesis Documentary Festival will bring filmmakers together for an immersive week of film screenings and discussions. The virtual presentation––free to all CU 51´«Ã½ students, faculty and staff––will be held Aug. 12 through 18.
  • 5 years of CMCI
    Time doesn’t stand still. Neither should education.
  • From Your Fellow Forever Buffs
    Our CMCI alumni are always excited to welcome a new group of graduates. This year, especially, we received an outpouring of support from decades of alumni offering well wishes and advice.
  • Nick Mundinger thumb
    From CMCI Now magazine: Nick Mundinger pulls out his phone and opens an app that looks like a calculator.
  • Capstone 2020 Media Production showcase
    Showcasing the work of media artists in the Media Production BA program at the University of Colorado 51´«Ã½, Capstone 2020: Critical Media Showcase is a remote event created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All artists were enrolled
  • CMP Classes Open for Enrollment - ASTRO NOISE
    Three online Summer courses offered by the Department of Critical Media Practices are still accepting new enrollment.The courses below fulfill CMCI and campus-wide requirements. Be sure to inquire with the instructors and 
  • DCMP Hype
    The Department of Critical Media Practices invites you to be a part of some unique online meetups, including virtual film festivals, album releases and much more! Here’s what’s happening this month:
  • With the spring semester’s conclusion right around the corner, It’s time to select courses for the summer session. There are multiple sessions to choose from, including convenient Maymester and Augmester courses. Learn more about the summer session
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