CPSP210: Art-Tech Studio: Integrations of the Arts and Technology for Change Making

Presenter: Elizabeth Khoury, Microbiology, Global Public Health Scholars

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For my practicum project, I took a course called Art-Tech Studio: Integrations of the Arts and Technology for Change Making (CPSP210). This class met on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Cumberland Hall, as well as various other sites when we would go on site visits. In this class, we learned about the many different cultures of art and technology, and the relationships between these cultures. We would go on site visits to different locations and take ethnographic notes on our observations of the art and technology cultures present in the space. I conducted interviews with site visit hosts and participants, as well as toured different spaces on campus. I learned how the cultures of art and technology overlap with each other in unique and prevalent ways. From studying these cultures, I learned how to think more critically about relationships and making connections between concepts as we worked with the overlap of different cultures. 

Additionally, I also learned how to deepen my perspective on the meaning of art and technology to provide a more involved view on how these cultures relate and affect each other. Being in this class allowed me to see the unique ways that art and technology can be used to impact public health. There is art and technology in everything in life, even when it might not be obvious. Using these cultures to improve public health can be a new way to implement interventions and learn about public health. The ethnographic research method I learned in this class can be applied to research methods for public health as it incorporates the researcher into the research. This level of researcher observation and participation into the community they are studying can be beneficial into getting a better understanding of the problems affecting a community and establish trust within the community.