Videos
Videos of Comparative Media Studies events and projects.
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Video and podcast, Civic Arts Series: Myron Dewey, “Protecting the Water in Solidarity and Unity”
Myron Dewey has pioneered the blending of citizen monitoring, documentary filmmaking, and social networking in the cause of environment, social justice and indigenous people’s rights.
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Video and podcast, “Brian Michael Bendis: The 2018 Julius Schwartz Lecture”
We welcomed award-winning comics creator Brian Michael Bendis, New York Times bestseller and one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics.
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Video and podcast: Marisa Morán Jahn, part of the Civic Arts Series
Marisa Morán Jahn is a multi-media artist, writer, educator and activist, whose colorful, often humorous uses of personae and media create imaginative pathways to civic awareness of urgent public issues.
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Video and podcast: How to Fight a Nazi
Christian Picciolini was 14 when he became a Neo-Nazi skinhead. He denounced eight years later and dedicated himself to helping others disengage from extremist groups.
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Video and podcast: Daniel Bacchieri, in the Civic Arts Series
Daniel Bacchieri is an award-winning Brazilian journalist, documentary film maker and collaborative web developer/curator, whose visually inspiring StreetMusicMap platform has been widely praised for its curation of street performers from across the globe.
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Video: William Uricchio on Virtual Reality and the Myth of Total Cinema
Professor William Uricchio talks to Amsterdam’s EYE Film Institute.
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Making Documentary: Videos from 2018 science writing graduate students
Learn about how the earth got its oxygen, about supercooling atoms…and how to dye eggs.
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Video and podcast: Republican Resistance in the Age of Trump
Stuart Stevens believes Republicans are in a “GOP apocalypse,” and he’s mobilizing conservatives to stop it.
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Algorithmic Music: An Experience Composing with WolframTones
Andrew Whitacre on how to use algorithmic music generation in WolframTones as the inspiration for a full, human-sounding composition.
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Video and podcast: Has Silicon Valley Lost Its Humanity?
Author Noam Cohen, technology critic Sara M. Watson, and technology journalist Christina Couch discuss the rise of Silicon Valley and whether the drive for innovation degrades our humanity.
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GDC video with T.L. Taylor: “How Game Communities Built an eSport Scene from the Ground Up”
“In this 2017 GDC talk, MIT professor TL Taylor explains why developers hoping to break into the esports scene can benefit from understanding and integrating expert and enthusiast communities into their initiatives.”
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MIT Shares New Aerial Drone Videos of Campus
The videos, produced by Drone Pros, capture views of the MIT Dome, Stata Center, west campus, and more.
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“Hacking Explained”: A video project from ES.333 Production of Educational Videos
Ever wondered how hackers hack? Find out in this class project video, “Hacking Explained”.
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Video and podcast: An Evening With Aparna Nancherla
A former writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, Aparna Nancherla headed to MIT to discuss her career and tackling tough topics with humor.
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Video and podcast: Sexual Harassment and Gender Equity in Science
Four scientists and journalists, including BuzzFeed News reporter Azeen Ghorayshi, discuss barriers to gender equality in the sciences and steps to overcome them.
