News
The latest news from Comparative Media Studies/Writing at MIT.
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Fun and Games in Educational Technology
Eric Klopfer recently switched his appointment to Comparative Media Studies/Writing. With its longstanding games studies program, he sees it as well aligned with his academic goals.
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Ecological Criticism in the Age of the Database
Sean Cubitt asserts the value of anecdotal evidence against the rise of statistics, but at the same time wants to confront the difficulties in bringing about an encounter between readers (human or otherwise) and the mass image constructed by social media and search giants.
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Increasing Equity through Educational Technology
Justin Reich looks to transform educational settings by equipping teachers with the technology tools they need to best serve all students.
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The Angelman Approach: Hacking DNA to Treat a Rare Disease
Recent advances are allowing clinicians to treat genetic illnesses by directly manipulating patients’ DNA, and a number of scientists are now investigating ways to leverage those discoveries for individuals with Angelman Syndrome. Their work could lead to potent therapies for the disease, and – maybe – even a cure.
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VR Through a Long Lens: Deniz Tortum Lends Historical Perspective to a New Medium
Deniz Tortum: “It is also the first dream of cinema—the total cinema.”
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Higher Education Video Game Alliance names 14 CMS/W faculty, affiliates, and past speakers as fellows
List includes Professor T.L. Taylor, researcher Scot Osterweil, and CMS/W co-founder Henry Jenkins.
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Plagiarism and Science Writing
Plagiarism in Research- Resources and Reading Materials The following list comes from: List of Resources Related to Plagiarism – Office of Research Integrity … https://www.oria.cornell.edu/rcr/documents/Resources_Related_to_Plagiarism_Feb_2016.docx Cornell policies on academic integrity […]
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William Uricchio on “Color by Technicolor: An MIT Story”
How did Technicolor come to life? Discover the MIT alumni behind many classics of the golden age of Hollywood.
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Film director Thorsten Trimpop wins Golden Dove at Leipzig Festival
The prize, one of the most prestigious for documentary filmmaking, is for Trimpop’s film Furusato, chronicling the effects of Japan’s nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
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In Medias Res 2016
The surreality of so many election moments may account for the focus of this issue of In Medias Res and indeed of CMS/W’s work since 2015 and 2016: the long-awaited breakthrough of virtual reality technology.
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New York Times: “Meeting ‘the Other’ Face to Face”
“A deeply affecting experiment in communication, called ‘The Enemy,’ underway at M.I.T., is the result of a collaboration between Mr. Ben Khelifa and Fox Harrell, an associate professor of digital media.”
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Grad student Sara Rafsky serves as contributor to chilling Amnesty International report on Central America’s regufee crisis
“Home Sweet Home? Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador’s role in a deepening refugee crisis explores how the three countries are failing to protect people from violence, and also failing to set up a comprehensive protection plan for deportees forced by countries such as Mexico and the USA to return to life-threatening situations.”
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Communicating Humanities Research Through Video
What does a department need (and not need) to produce a video that tells a story about research? And how does an administrator determine whether the benefits outweigh the costs?
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Read excerpt of Heather Hendershot’s new book on William F. Buckley
Published in Political Magazine: “William F. Buckley was no feminist, but he was an (unintentional) ally.”
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Junot Díaz receives Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature
Ceremony to be broadcast on PBS on September 30, and Díaz will share the stage with other winners, including Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
