Events and Workshops

Recurring Events

Weekly Writing Circle, Fall 2021-present
1.5-hour weekly writing group; open to all faculty and graduate students.

Weekly Research Meetings, Fall 2021-present
Weekly meetings with CODE^SHIFT research team members and co-partners to set goals, brainstorm research ideas, share progress and seek support on projects.

Monthly Meetups, Summer 2022-present
Monthly meetups with CODE^SHIFT team members; brief reports of research progress and review of work.

Lunch and Learn Workshop Series, Fall 2022- present
Professional development workshop series; open to all faculty and students.

Talks and Workshops

a group of people sit around a picnic table in a vineyard — Writer’s Retreat, September 2022

Launch and Networking Event, April 2022: Launch event featured Newhouse faculty recent books, networking social and meet-the-authors booths over brunch

Narratio Fellows Summer Digital Storytelling Workshops, July 2022
CODE^SHIFT RAs – Maleeha Bhadki and Wendy Wang served as artists-in-residence to co-facilitate digital storytelling workshops on photography and poetry with ten resettled refugee youth artists from the Syracuse area. Daily workshops from 1-4 p.m. in July 2022.

Photo-Poetry Review of Work in Progress, July 2022
Co-hosted public review and community engagement for youth artists in the Narratio Fellows project collaboration with CODE^SHIFT

Social Justice Informatics Workshop, August 2022
Co-hosted a day-long hybrid workshop on social justice informatics with Dr. Jasmina Tacheva from the iSchool at Syracuse University. The audience included social scientists, activists and data scientists. Keynote by J. Khadijah Abdurahman (Founder, We Be Imagining), panel discussions by scholar-activists and networking lunch.

Public Talk on Gender, Caste and Digital Space, September 2022
Co-hosted a public talk by Pooja Pande and Priya Thuvassery of Chambal Media, home to Khabar Lahariya, India’s largest feminist rural media network

Central NY Humanities Corridor Writing Retreat, September 2022
Designed and hosted a 3-day writing retreat for selected graduate students and faculty from Cornell University and Syracuse University in the Finger Lakes region.

a group of people talk in a classroom — CODE^SHIFT members present at the CODE^SHIFT Research Symposium in November 2022.

Public Talk on Branding Black Womanhood, September 2022
Hosted a public (virtual) talk by Dr. Timeka Tounsel of U of Washington

Storying the Self Workshop, September 2022
Hosted an interactive workshop by Dr. Aisha Durham from U of South Florida and Dr. Claudine Taaffe from Vanderbilt U on digital storytelling, autoethnography, poetry and photography.

Historias de la Frontera: Exploring Latinx identity of the U.S./Mexico Border in Comic Books, October 2022
Hosted a virtual talk by Dr. Anthony Ramirez, Assistant Professor, U of Houston as part of the Hispanic Heritage Month

Write-a-thon session, October 2022
Day-long writing session open to faculty and graduate students to help facilitate a supportive and productive writing environment.

Asian American Reporters and White News, November 2022
Hosted a virtual talk by Dr. David Oh, Associate Professor, Ramapo College of New Jersey as part of Asian Heritage Month
Narratio Exhibition, March 2023
- A showcase of photographs, poetry, visual art and performances by the 2022 Narratio Fellows. This event took place at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse and was co-hosted with SU Engaged Humanities and SU Museum Studies.
iDare Hack-a-thon, April 2023
- In partnership with the iSchool, this event was a challenge for participants to use AI to create a comic book.
First anniversary and 2023 graduation, May 2023
- Our team celebrated both the first-year anniversary of our lab and the graduation of our seniors and graduate students
Bach to the Future: Exploring a Borderless World in Education by Anil Srinivasan, May 2023
- Anil Srinivasan joined us for a talk where he shared his latest initiative, Kruu. With music, anecdotes, and research, he showcased his passions and ambitions for youth development through the arts and music.
Video Games and Hypermasculinity by Erica Scharrer, September 2023
- Professor Erica Scharrer from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst joined us to give a talk on video games, hypermasculinity and her recent research on this topic.
Chai with Srivi: Episode 4-5, September 2023
- Video interview with Drs. Lanier Holt from Ohio State University and Keven James Rudrow from Comm and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University on race, gender and media.

a person films an interview between 1 interviewer and 2 interviwees — Undergraduate student Murphy McFarlane (Syracuse U) films doctoral student Shannon Burth (Syracuse U) interviewing (L-R) Dr. Maya Kulkarni Chadda and Dr. Sudha Raj (Syracuse U) for the seventh episode of Chai With Srivi.

Write-a-thon session, October 2023
- Day-long writing session open to faculty and graduate students to help facilitate a supportive and productive writing environment.
Central NY Humanities Corridor Writing Retreat, October 2023
- Designed and hosted a 3-day writing retreat for selected graduate students and faculty from Cornell University and Syracuse University in Canandaigua Lake.

a group of people sit around a table with drinks and plates on it — Attendees of the Central NY Humanities Corridor Writing Retreat enjoying dinner. L-R: Dr. Monica Cornejo (Cornell U), doctoral student Chelsea Bouldin (Syracuse U), Dr. Lee Humphreys (Cornell U), doctoral student Shannon Burth (Syracuse U), doctoral student Minnie McMillian (Syracuse U), doctoral candidate Raiana de Carvalho (Syracuse U), Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian (Syracuse U).

Chai With Srivi: Episode 6-7, October, 2023
- Video interview with Dr. Nickesia Gordon, Associate Professor of Communication at RIT.
Woman’s Tongue and Decolonial Feminist Discourse in the Caribbean by Nickesia Gordon, October 2023
- Dr. Nickesia Gordon is an Associate Professor of Communication at RIT. Her research focuses on communication, gender, race, nationality and social change.

a person stands at a podium and gives a presentation in a classroom — Dr. Nickesia Gordon (Rochester Institute of Technology) delivers a talk, “Woman’s Tongue and Decolonial Feminist Discourse in the Caribbean.”

Chai With Srivi: Episode 5-6, October, 2023
- Video interview with Francisco Suarez, a Newhouse alumnus, is an Associate Professor at SUNY Oswego.

The Renaissance of Latinx Media in the U.S. by Francisco Suarez, October 2023
- Professor Francisco J Suarez, a Newhouse alumnus, is an Associate Professor at SUNY Oswego. He teaches courses on Latinx media, global media, and film production. He is also the host of the award winning podcast “From Suarez’s Basement.”

a person sits in a room and speaks — Filming of Chai With Srivi: Episode 5 with Professor Francisco Suarez (SUNY Oswego).

Africa and the Western Media’s Blind Spots by David Adeleke, November 2023
- David Adeleke is a Nigerian journalist and editor at Rest of the World. He provided a interactive dialogue about misrepresentations of Africa in western media and how Africans are changing the narrative.
Chai With Srivi: Episode 7-8, November 2023
- Video interview with Maya Kulkarni Chadda, dancer and Professor of Political Science at William Patterson University of New Jersey and Sudha Raj, dancer and Teaching Professor, Director of the Graduate Program in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at Syracuse University.
Lunch and Learn Workshop Part I & II: Intro to Mixed Methods in Communication Research and Using MaxQDA, February 2024
- This event was co-hosted with the Lender Center for Social Justice by Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian, Nausheen Husain and Shannon Burth. In this two part workshop series, we explored the importance of mixed methods research with hands-on experience in developing research questions, applying theory, and using MAXQDA as an analytical tool.
Chai with Srivi: Episode 9, February 2024
- Video interview with Dr. Catherine Steele Professor at University of Maryland and director of the Black Communication Technology Lab and the Graduate Certificate in Digital Studies.
Critical Media Literacy Workshop, February 2024
- As part of the Write2Vote workshop series, Srivi Ramasubramanian hosted a workshop on critical media literacy and inclusive pedagogical practices for instructors. It connected instructors interested in civic engagement to find ways to connect media literacy to social justice through community-engaged projects, while also offering strategies to lead difficult dialogues within the classrooms.

Book Publishing Workshop, March 2024

Dr. David Oh (Associate Professor of Communication at Syracuse Newhouse) hosted a workshop on the “ins and outs” of book publishing. In this informal talk, Oh shared his personal experiences with book publishing, sample materials to submit, and a brief overview of different publishing houses.

Private Screening of the Short Film, Contractions, March 2024

Experimental documentary film maker Lynne Sachs had a private screening of her new short film, Contractions, which focuses on the discontinuation of abortion services at a women’s health clinic in Memphis, TN. The screening was followed with an intimate conversation with the filmmaker and attendees, where they were able to ask questions about filming/editing techniques, experiences filming, and directorial decisions.

Chai with Srivi: Episode 10, March 2024

Video interview with experimental documentary filmmaker, Lynne Sachs.

two people sit in chairs and one person interviews the other while someone films the interaction — Undergraduate student Nicole Cheah (Syracuse U) interviewing documentary filmmaker Lynne Sach’s, while Sky Zhuang (Syracuse U) operates filming equipment.

Write-a-thon Session, March 2024

Day-long writing session open to faculty and graduate students to help facilitate a supportive and productive writing environment.

Data Justice: Authenticity, Agency, and Advocacy, March 2024

By Srivi Ramasubramanian, this workshop took a critical decolonial lens to discuss the role of data as a tool for social justice. Through the 3A’s – Authenticity, Agency, and Advocacy – in how data are conceptualized, accessed, evaluated, and shared, attendees considered their own research projects and positionality.

2nd Annual CODE^SHIFT Research Symposium- Othered Immigrants: Inclusive Storytelling for Well-Being, Advocacy, and Counternarratives, April 2024On April 5th, CODE^SHIFT welcomed 14 scholars from various universities across the country. We had four panel sessions, where scholars shared scholarship about immigration, immigrant identities, stereotypes, narratives, and their own lived experiences. Between the four panel sessions, Syracuse University studies participated in a research poster session. See here for more information.

people look at posters on a wall — Student attendees at the 2nd Annual CODE^SHIFT Research Symposium visiting Raiana de Carvalho’s (Ph.D. candidate; Syracuse U) research poster about the news coverage of the Yanomami people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

a large group of people pose for a photograph. back row is standing, front row is sitting — All presenters from the 2nd Annual CODE^SHIFT Research Symposium. L-R: (top row) Dr. Muhammed Ittefaq (James Madison U), Dr. Rukhsana Ahmed (SUNY Univ. at Albany), Dr. Satveer Kaur-Gill (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Dr. Iccha Basnyat (George Mason U), Dr. Yea-Wen Chen (San Diego State University), Dr. Monica Cornejo (Cornell U), Dr. Helen Wang, (University at Buffalo, SUNY), Ritika Popli (Colgate University), bottom row) Dr. Brice Nordquist (Syracuse U), Dr. Charisse L’Pree (Syracuse U), Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (Syracuse U), Rayan Mohamed (undergraduate student and Narratio Fellowship Alumni), Dr. Makini Beck (Rochester Institute of Technology), and Dr. David Oh (Syracuse U).

Chai with Srivi: Episode 11, April 2024

Video interview Hua Wang, Professor of Communication and Affiliated Faculty of Community Health and Health Behavior at the University at Buffalo, and Yea-Wen Chen, Professor and Director of Graduate studies in the School of Communication at San Diego State University.

a group of people pose for a photograph. back row is standing, front row is sitting — Invited guest speakers and CODE^SHIFT members after filming Chai with Srivi episodes 11 and 12. L-R: (top row) Ph.D. student Shannon Burth, Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (Syracuse U), undergraduate student Nicole Cheah (Syracuse U), (bottom row) Dr. Helen Wang, (University at Buffalo, SUNY), Dr. Muhammed Ittefaq (James Madison U), Dr. Iccha Basnyat (George Mason U) and Dr. Yea-Wen Chen (San Diego State University).

Chai with Srivi: Episode 12, April 2024

Video interview with Iccha Basnyat, Associate Professor of Global Health Communication in the Global Affairs Program with a joint appointment in the Department of Communication at George Mason University and Muhammed Ittefaq, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Studies at James Madison University.

2nd Anniversary and Annual CODE^SHIFT Graduation, May 2024

We celebrated our second-year anniversary of our lab and the graduation of our seniors and graduate students.

CODE^SHIFT graduates from our 2024 Graduation Ceremony and 2nd Lab Anniversary. L-R: Dr. Emilee Baker, Raiana Soraia de Carvalho, Dr. Martina Santia, Melody Wilson, Murphy McFarlane, Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian, Benjamin Tetteh (all Syracuse U).

One Hundred Strings Performance, September 2024

CODE^SHIFT collaborated with Desi Performance to host the group “One Hundred Strings” at the Hendricks Chapel. This group is a collaboration of South Indian Carnatic and North Indian Hindustani music consisting of acclaimed members Nirmala Rajasekar, Sandi Chatterjee, Thanajavur K. Murugaboopathi, and Ramdas Palsule.

code shift One Hundred Strings event poster — The Saraswathi veena has seven strings and the special Santoor that will be played in this tour has 93 strings. Hence the name “One Hundred” (93 plus seven) Strings Performance.

Lunch & Learn Workshop: “AI for Social Justice Research” Workshop with Dr. Katy Pearce, September 2024

CODE^SHIFT hosted a Lunch & Learn “AI for Social Justice Research” Workshop with Dr. Katy Pearce, Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Washington. Participants learnt how to harness AI tools to drive social justice research and make a real impact in our communities.

3^rd Annual CODE^SHIFT Research Symposium – Media and Social Justice: Global Perspectives, October 2024

On October 4, 2024, CODE^SHIFT welcomed scholars from various universities across the country to examine themes like feminist media studies, TikTok’s role in migrant culture, intersectional resistances, caste hierarchies in Tamil cinema, and media’s impact on incarceration narratives.

The symposium also marked the launch of The Oxford Handbook of Media and Social Justice, co-edited by Dr. Ramasubramanian and Dr. Omotayo Banjo, in the presence of many of the handbook’s contributors.

See here for more information.

code shift members pose for a photograph — CODE^SHIFT Members with the Presenters at the 3rd Annual CODE^SHIFT Research Symposium
L-R (top row): Niah Edwards, Nicole Cheah, Nana-Ama Akwa-Asare, Jacquelyn Trotman, Mary Hanrahan, Dr. Wunpini Mohammed, Valerye Hidalgo Garcia, Dr. Omotayo Banjo, Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian, Fuhaid Alajmi, Dr. David Oh
L-R (bottom row): Dr. Travis Dixon, Dr. Charisse L’Pree Corsbie-Massay, Dr. David Stamps, Dr. Andrea Gambino, Dr. Leandra Hernandez, Seulgi Park

Interviewing with Empathy: An Interactive Discussion with Light Work filmmaker Lynn Sachs, October 2024

CODE^SHIFT hosted an interactive discussion in collaboration with Prof. Lauren Bavis and documentary filmmaker and light work commissioned artist Lynne Sachs. She used her films ‘Which Way is East’ and ‘This Side of Salina’ to discuss how to establish trust with sources and conduct interviews with empathy.

Write-a-thon Session, October 2024

Day-long writing session open to faculty and graduate students to help facilitate a supportive and productive writing environment.

Hope & Healing Community Art Workshop, November 2024

CODE^SHIFT hosted a ‘Hope & Healing’ art workshop. People from various backgrounds came together to collaborate and create a paper quilt and write notes of affirmation, while discussing how to navigate a new political climate and our collective future as a community.

End-of-year CODE^SHIFT Celebration, December 2024

Our sponsors and partners through the semester joined us for lunch where we released our Fall 2024 newsletter, celebrated team wins, presented reports on various student research & creative projects, and brainstormed ideas for a resource toolkit for social justice/DEI researchers.

SOURCE Explore, January – February 2025

CODE^SHIFT collaborated with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagements (SOURCE) to offer short-term hands-on research experiences for first- and second-year undergraduate students. The program is called SOURCE Explore, and introduces curious students with no prior research experience to research by providing interactive workshops led by a faculty or research staff member.

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