Critical Studies in Art and Media was a one-day conference on the current state of cultural practices in art, technology, and activism. The roundtable discussion invited speakers from the fields of new media, digital theory, art, and political activism to reflect on strategies for creating a sustainable convergence of their areas of interest in order to foster social alternatives to the hegemony of capitalism. Steve Kurtz is one of five tactical media practitioners who constitute the Critical Art Ensemble group, formed in 1987.