Doris Sommer’s new book, The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities, revives the collaboration between aesthetic philosophy and democratic development.
Lily Bui looks at sensor journalism work, teases out emergent patterns, provides perspective on the field to anticipate its future trajectory.
Georgetown’s Caetlin Benson-Allott on how the technical and design evolution of remote controls reveal how the seemingly most inconsequential of media devices have shaped the way users cohabit with mass media, consumer electronics, and each other.
How can radio catch up with the data revolution to better compete against online music services and deliver a better product to listeners?
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This October and November, learn about the Comparative Media Studies master’s program and have all your questions answered!
A talk with Paul Levitz — a comic fan (The Comic Reader), editor (Batman, among others), writer, executive (DC Comics), historian, and educator.
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Rutgers’ Philip Napoli looks at ongoing research that seeks to define and assess the field of media impact assessment.
On Friday, September 12, bittersweet as it was, we celebrated the retirement from MIT the famed science fiction writer and long-time writing instructor Joe Haldeman.
Featuring the photography of B.D. Colen, introductions to Coco Fusco and Marjorie Liu, the awesomeness of @mitblogs_ebooks, and alumni updates.
From filmmakers and audio producers, to journalists and biologists, this year’s grad students are an impressive bunch.
Ahead of Sinan Aral’s talk, we wanted to suggest a few pieces that help highlight his work.