What if the community meeting was a play? This panel examines how Civic Data Theatre bridges the gap between quantitative government data and lived community experience, using a Boston climate action case study to demonstrate a model for more inclusive democratic participation.

This event is hybrid. Register to attend in person at the button or virtually here.

Moderator:
Michael Arnold Mages: Associate Professor, Art + Design, CAMD; Member, Data Theatre Collaborative

Speakers:
Rahul Bhargava: Assistant Professor, Journalism and Art + Design, CAMD; Member, Data Theatre Collaborative
Jonathan Carr: Teaching Professor, Theatre, CAMD; Member, Data Theatre Collaborative
Dani Snyder-Young: Associate Professor, Theatre, CAMD; Faculty Director, Center for the Arts; Principal Investigator, Data Theatre Collaborative
Moira Zellner: Professor, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, CSSH; Director of Participatory Modeling and Data Science; Director, MS in Urban Informatics Program; Co-Director, NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science; Member, Data Theatre Collaborative

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for the Arts. Image credit: Amelia Cordischi