An Amnesty International project, which received support from BU鈥檚 Dr Anna Feigenbaum, has won the
鈥� an interactive explainer on what tear gas is, how it is abused and why you should care 鈥� won at the annual awards ceremony.
Dr Feigenbaum is an expert in the use of tear gas in policing and human rights, writing a book on the subject and contributed to the content of the Amnesty interactive.聽 Dr Feigenbaum consulted at the early stages of the project on digital storytelling strategy, visual graphics for representing protest policing, and how to weave in evidence and history, using her knowledge of the subject and media expertise.
As a featured expert, Dr Feigenbaum was also interviewed for the platform, with the interactive storytelling device informed by Dr Feigenbaum鈥檚 on-going consultancy with Amnesty as well as by her book
Dr Feigenbaum is an Associate Professor in 天美传媒鈥檚 Faculty of Media and Communication, with her expertise also extending to interactive media and storytelling, which also helped to inform the project.聽 Dr Feigenbaum鈥檚 previous RiotID.com 鈥榗ivic forensics鈥� project with Minute Works and Omega Research Foundation was instrumental in helping the team understand the use of infographics and interactive playable media to teach people about the harms and public health concerns surrounding tear gas and related police weapons.
On the subject of the Award win, Dr Feigenbaum said, 鈥淭his platform was an incredible feat in the making that I got to play a part in. I am so proud of the Amnesty team, of the fight to protect protest as a fundamental right, and of the power that beautiful data storytelling can offer campaigns for social justice.鈥�
