Leon Eckert is an Undergraduate Coordinator of Interactive Media Arts (IMA) and an Assistant Arts Professor of Interactive Media Arts (IMA) at NYU Shanghai. He is an artist and educator, interested in the social and cultural changes produced by digital media technologies and the political and economic forces that drive their development. His work uses network and web technologies as well as photo and video.
Education
- MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York University
- BA, Design, Goldsmiths, University of London
Research Interests
- Visual Ethnography
- The Internet, Data and Society
- Documentary
- Experimental Video
Courses Taught
- Communications Lab
- Creative Coding Lab
- Critical Data & Visualization
- Storytelling with Data Visualization
- ABC Browser Circus