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*Lab Daze*
Lab Daze
Created by	Juan E. Gilbert
Written by	Traci Washington, Travis Washington
Directed by	Traci Washington
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	TBD
Production
Producer	Traci Washington
Editor	Travis Washington
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	YouTube
Release	August 19, 2013 –; present

Lab Daze is a documentary/reality web series created by Juan E. Gilbert and featuring students, faculty, staff, and associates of the School of Computing and the Human-Centered Computing (HCC) Lab at Clemson University.

History

Issa Rae was inspired to create The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl in January 2009 while working at New Federal Theatre^[1] in New York City.^[2] Experiencing difficulty in meeting people in an unfamiliar place, Issa Rae decided that it would be entertaining to depict uncomfortable scenarios one may experience when dealing with others.^[3] Neglecting the idea for 2 years, Issa Rae's interest was renewed after reading an article by Leslie Pitterson^[4] pointing out the absence of black female nerd characters on screen.^[5] She then called on friends to shoot the first episode.^[3] The series went viral through word of mouth, blog posts, social media and media coverage.^[6] In an effort to fund the rest of the season, Issa Rae and producer Tracy Oliver^[7] decided to raise money for the series through Kickstarter.^[8] On August 11, 2011 they were awarded $56,269 from 1,960 donations.^[9] Due to the popularity of the series, Issa Rae has been interviewed by Fredricka Whitfield for CNN Newsroom, Michel Martin for Tell Me More, Associated Press and other media outlets.^[5]^[10]^[11]

Cast

Cast Member	Position¹
Tamirat Abegaz	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Hanan Alnizami	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Marvin Andujar	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Alexander Beaty	M.F.A. Student, Digital Production Arts
Brooke Buckley	M.F.A. Student, Digital Production Arts
Chris Crawford	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Shaundra B. Daily, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor, Human-Centered Computing
Jerone Dunbar	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Joshua Ekandem	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Wanda Eugene, Ph.D.	Post Doctoral Researcher, Human-Centered Computing
Jacqueline "Jackie" Galbreath	Administrative Assistant, Human-Centered Computing
Christina Gardner-McCune, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor, Human-Centered Computing
Juan Gilbert, Ph.D.	Chair, Human-Centered Computing
Kinnis Gosha	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Kara Gundersen	M.F.A. Student, Digital Production Arts
Phillip Hall, Jr.	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Melva T. James	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
France Jackson	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Andrea Johnson	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Jessica N. Jones	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Lorraine Lin	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Pascal Lola	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Naja Mack	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Aqueasha M. Martin	Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
Jerome McClendon	Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
Nicholas McElveen	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Kyla McMullen, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor, Human-Centered Computing
Dekita Moon	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Mandy Morland	M.F.A. Student, Digital Production Arts
Wanda Moses	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Alison Nolan	Ph.D. Student, Human-Centered Computing
Penny Reid	Division Coordinator, Human-Centered Computing
Sekou Remy, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor, Human-Centered Computing
Amber Solomon	M.S. Student, Computer Science
Karen Stritzinger	M.F.A. Student, Digital Production Arts
Traci Washington	Public Relations Specialist, Clemson University

^Note 1 : Position at the time of filming.

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
	1	12	February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)	January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)

Season 1: 2012-2013

Season one is mainly about ...

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Stop Sign"	N/A	N/A	February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)
2	2	"The Job"	N/A	N/A	March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03)
3	3	"The Hallway"	N/A	N/A	April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07)
4	4	"The Icebreaker"	N/A	N/A	May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05)
5	5	"The Dance"	N/A	Issa Rae O.C. Smith	June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)
6	6	"The Stapler"	N/A	Amy Aniobi O.C. Smith	July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)
7	7	"The Date"	Dennis Dortch	Issa Rae Tracy Oliver	August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)
8	8	"The Project"	N/A	Issa Rae Tracy Oliver	September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)
9	9	"The Happy Hour"	Issa Rae Shea Vanderpoort	Amy J. Aniobi O.C. Smith	October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)
10	10a 10b	"The Unexpected"	Issa Rae Shea Vanderpoort	Issa Rae Tracy Oliver	October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31) (Part 1) November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07) (Part 2)
When Nina takes over the office, J and the Gutbuster employees are subject to her wrath.
11	11	"The Exes"	Issa Rae Shea Vanderpoort	Amy J. Aniobi O.C. Smith	December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)
After being dissed by White Jay, CeCe causes J to reflect on her dating history.
12	12	"The Decision"	Shea Vanderpoort	Amy J. Aniobi Tracy Oliver Issa Rae O.C. Smith	January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)
When Fred and White Jay make an unexpected visit to J's place, she is forced to make a decision.

References

^ "New Federal Theatre". New Federal Theatre. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ Giancana, Norell. "Meet Awkward Black Girl's Issa Rae". BET.com. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b Anderson, Stacey. "Diverse Web series grows through social media". Yahoo News. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ "Leslie Pitterson". Clutch Magazine Online. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "'Awkward Black Girl' web hit". CNN Newsroom. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ Andrews, Helena. "Embracing the Awkward, One Webisode at a Time". The Root (magazine). Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ "Tracy Oliver". Yahoo. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ Rae, Issa (10 October 2011). "How Awkward Black Girl Raised Over $44,000 Through Kickstarter". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ "Kickstarter - The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl". Kickstarter. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference ap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "'Awkward Black Girl' Garners Laughs". NPR. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

External links

Official website

Streaming webisodes

Lab Daze Video on YouTube

Category:2013 web series debuts Category:Reality web series Category:YouTube original programming

[1] "New Federal Theatre". New Federal Theatre. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[bet-2] Giancana, Norell. "Meet Awkward Black Girl's Issa Rae". BET.com. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[yahooap-3] Anderson, Stacey. "Diverse Web series grows through social media". Yahoo News. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[4] "Leslie Pitterson". Clutch Magazine Online. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[cnn-5] "'Awkward Black Girl' web hit". CNN Newsroom. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[theroot-6] Andrews, Helena. "Embracing the Awkward, One Webisode at a Time". The Root (magazine). Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[7] "Tracy Oliver". Yahoo. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[huffingtonpost-article-8] Rae, Issa (10 October 2011). "How Awkward Black Girl Raised Over $44,000 Through Kickstarter". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[kickstarter-9] "Kickstarter - The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl". Kickstarter. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[ap-10] Cite error: The named reference ap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[11] "'Awkward Black Girl' Garners Laughs". NPR. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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