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“Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice”
October 5-7, 2022, join a forum for diverse constituencies to express their views and to showcase findings on videography as a creative tool in the quest for social justice.
Recent Posts
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Defining Reality: Definitions and the Politics of Meaning
In “Defining Reality”, Schiappa shows the act of defining to be a specialized and learned behavior, and therefore one that can be studied and improved.
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Bilingual By Design: A Design Study of Toy Design and Material Play Culture for Children Bilingual in French and English
The design of bilingual talking toys and their potential uses in the bilingual family.
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We Are Like This Only: Desis and Hindi Films in the Diaspora
A theoretical framework and a set of analytical tools that might help us understand how Hindi films are watched in the Indian-American diaspora.
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Einstein in Berlin
“Take a good look,” he said to his wife as they walked away from their house. “You will never see it again.”
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Hop on Pop: The Politics and Pleasures of Popular Culture
The essays cover a wide and colorful array of subjects including pro wrestling, Doom, soap operas, baseball cards, karaoke, and Internet fandom.
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Fast Company on Henry Jenkins’ Engagement at Electronic Arts
Professor Henry Jenkins was recently the guest speaker in an Electronic Arts workshop designed to encourage and foster creative thinking within the company.
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In Medias Res, December 2002
“The big news is the approval of Comparative Media Studies as the first interdisciplinary major at MIT.”
