This yearlong series of conversations features some of the most innovative and incisive commentators on culture. This spring, we focus on the expansion of cultural criticism into new media, genres, and approaches.

Dave Pell is the founder and editor of NextDraft, a curated compilation of daily news and analysis.

Deirdre English, former editor-in-chief of Mother Jones magazine, is a faculty member in the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

The Future of Cultural Criticism series is part of Arts + Design Mondays @ BAMFPA. Learn more at arts.berkeley.edu.

Sponsored by the Townsend Center for the Humanities, Arts Research Center, Arts+Design Initiative, Art of Writing, the Black Room, and Digital Humanities.