News
The latest news from Comparative Media Studies/Writing at MIT.
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Civic Arts Series, “Do-it Yourself Cinema: Portable Film Projectors as Media History”
On April 17, Haidee Wasson will explore the long and vibrant place of portable film devices in the history of small media, repositioning the “movie theatre” as the singular or even central figuration of film presentation and viewing.
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Machine Visions
Machine Visions is a grad student-run event series focused on developing cross-department connections around topics related to computer vision at MIT.
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MIT Open Learning launches Center for Advanced Virtuality
The new center will explore how MIT can use virtual reality and artificial intelligence and other technologies to better serve human needs.
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Professor Lisa Parks awarded MacArthur Fellowship — the “Genius Grant”
MIT health care economist Amy Finkelstein and CMS/W media studies scholar Parks are the latest MIT faculty to nab prestigious “genius grants.”
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Angles 2018
Congratulations to this year’s students published in Angles, a collection of the best pieces from introductory writing courses at MIT.
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Dispatches from Planet 3
Marcia Bartusiak illuminates overlooked breakthroughs and the people who made them.
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William Uricchio takes a hard look at VR’s promise
“The uncertainty regarding what VR is can easily lead to disappointment.”
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Sasha Costanza-Chock on new “#MoreThanCode” report
Study of 188 practitioners distills key recommendations about using technology to advance social justice and the public interest.
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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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Seth Mnookin brings bestselling author’s touch to teaching science journalism
Science “pushes me to constantly go out of my comfort zone,” says director of MIT’s science writing program.
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Contemplating the Eyes in the Sky
Professor Lisa Parks examines the way satellites and other aerial technologies have changed society.
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Save the Date: “Media in Transition 10: A Reprise – Democracy and Digital Media”
May 17-18, 2019. Call for papers to come in September 2018.
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Alum Candis Callison delivers this year’s MIT Ph.D. hooding ceremony address
Read her call to make the world “more just, more fair”.
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Seth Mnookin on the fallacy of “both sides” journalism
“We’ve seen too many journalists confuse not taking sides with not calling out liars and frauds.”
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Fox Harrell on his video game for the #MeToo era
Harrell’s group has designed a game that gets players to reflect on sexual misconduct in the workplace.
