Overview
Jon McKenzie is Director of StudioLab and Professor of Practice. He is the author of Perform or Else: From Discipline to Performance (2001), which focuses on cultural, organizational, and technological performance in post-disciplinary societies, and Transmedia Knowledge for Liberal Arts and Community Engagement: A StudioLab Manifesto (2019), which articulates a critical design practice combining critical thinking, tactical media, and design thinking. StudioLab collaborates with community organizations, non-profit and non-governmental organizations in both the US and abroad. Jon is also Faculty Affiliate with the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research.
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