Society, Technology, and Applied Research (STAR) Lab

We are a new research lab at Brock University housed in the Department of Digital Humanities

What we do

STAR Lab’s mission is to promote and enable cutting-edge research exploring the intersection of society and technology, with particular focus on inclusive, exploratory, creative, artistic, interventionist, and culturally impactful work. STAR Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab, intended to draw researchers from all experience levels, disciplines, and backgrounds interested in fostering a diverse, inclusive, collaborative community.

Society & Technology

Our vision is to engage and facilitate scholarly inquiry into the past, present, and future of society and technology. We encourage a diverse array of perspectives, but our work is specifically related to Game Studies, Digital Humanities, Science and Technology Studies, Media and Communication Studies, as well as any research examining digital and/or online technologies, media, spaces, and cultures.

Collaboration & Community

We aim to foster and support generative collaboration and discussion as well as information and insight sharing. We are a place for mentorship, networks of support, and pedagogic innovation.

Social Justice & Intervention

Our goal is to be at the forefront of developments in technologies, media, societies, and cultures, and to promote innovative, inclusive, socially just, feminist, and decolonial research, scholarship, and pedagogy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to reach out to Dr. Stang for more information

Becoming a member means being an active member of the lab community. Please read our mission statement and documentation thoroughly and reach out to Dr. Stang with any questions as well as your introduction/bio, statement of interest, and up-to-date CV. See our Contact page for her email.

We welcome researchers from all backgrounds, disciplines, and experience levels which might include those working at or affiliated with an academic institution as well as independent scholars and community members. We do not currently have any funded positions available, but we welcome externally funded graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.

Yes! Please include all the above info as well as let us know about your research project and who your supervisor is. We may reach out to your supervisor for more information.

Generally graduate students become part of STAR Lab through RA work for one of our members, though this isn’t a requirement. Please let Dr. Stang know if you’re looking to become involved as an RA.

This really depends on your project and needs. If you become a member we can offer technical support, in-kind support, as well as general advice/mentorship for research projects, grant applications, pedagogy, supervising, etc. We can help promote your events and of course you’d become part of our growing network of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scholars who are all interested in potential collaborations. We can also help introduce you to high quality graduate students who could become fantastic RAs. We have limited physical space at Brock but it could be available for use.