In Medias Res
The official news magazine of MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing.
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Posted by Eric Klopfer
In Medias Res 2019
“Recent months have been filled with wonderful moments as we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Comparative Media Studies program.”
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Posted by Edward Schiappa
In Medias Res 2018
Parks with a Genius Grant, an alum gives the MIT Ph.D. commencement address, and the relaunch of Media in Transition and the Media Spectacle.
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Posted by Edward Schiappa
In Medias Res 2017
The 2017-2018 academic year comes with some great news around the growth and vibrancy of Comparative Media Studies/Writing: we have welcomed three new faculty members into the fold.
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Posted by Edward Schiappa
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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Posted by Edward Schiappa
In Medias Res, Fall 2015
For Fall 2015, we cheer that MIT was recently named by Times Higher Education as America’s #3 school for the humanities.
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Posted by Edward Schiappa
In Medias Res, Spring 2015
“As this issue of In Medias Res testifies, however, the challenging weather has not slowed the pace of activities of the denizens of CMS/W!”
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Posted by Edward Schiappa
In Medias Res, Fall 2014
Featuring the photography of B.D. Colen, introductions to Coco Fusco and Marjorie Liu, the awesomeness of @mitblogs_ebooks, and alumni updates.
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Posted by Edward Schiappa
In Medias Res, Spring 2014
This issue of In Medias Res features the role of the arts in CMS/W — its history, alumni accomplishments in arts research, and events foregrounding the field.
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Posted by Jim Paradis
In Medias Res, Fall 2013
The CMS/W magazine, highlighting the gains of the recent merger of CMS and Writing at MIT and the fruits of their decade-plus collaboration.
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Posted by Jing Wang and Andrew Whitacre
NGO 2.0: An Interview with Jing Wang
“We found that teaching them how to use the tools is probably less important than teaching them how to position themselves, how to brand themselves.”
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Posted by Jim Paradis
In Medias Res, Spring 2013
In this issue of In Medias Res, we look at media and technology in the farm worker movement…and much more.
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Posted by William Uricchio and Jim Paradis
In Medias Res, Spring 2012
“The pas de deux between these top-down and bottom-up developments has put media ever more at the center of contemporary cultural practice.”
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Posted by William Uricchio and Jim Paradis
In Medias Res, Fall 2011
The debates sparked in our reorganization serve as powerful reminders that the university has been blissfully isolated from seismic changes.
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Posted by William Uricchio
In Medias Res: The CMS 10th Anniversary
CMS emerged as a hearty repast, richer and more nutritious than we had any right to expect. It was the right program at the right time.
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Posted by William Uricchio
In Medias Res, Fall 2009
As CMS moves into its 10th year, dramatic change is certainly ongoing. But that change has logic…in new faculty, new research, and our alumni network.