Independent Activities Period

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none

The Writing Center will continue to offer free consultation and advice on oral presentations and on any writing problem, including finding a topic, generating ideas, overcoming writer's block, improving grammar, crafting effective sentences and paragraphs, organizing ideas, using of evidence, analyzing audiences, and writing strategically. We can help with technical writing; theses in all departments; job, graduate and med school application essays; research and teaching statements; resumes; conference talks; articles for publication; book proposals and chapters; and papers for any course. We also offer help on pronunciation.

Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, 12-132, 617-253-4459, smstrang@mit.edu

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Attendance: Repeating event on the 7th, 14th, and 28th, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none

Want to write something creative but need some motivation or support? Join other writers to get advice about your own writing, to help other writers, or to get inspiration to write something to share with the group--any type of creative writing, including fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction,memoirs, personal essays, plays. Open to MIT undergraduate and graduate students, lectuers, staff and faculty.

Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, (617) 253-4459, smstrang@mit.edu

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Prereq: None

So much around us is driven by programs and written in code, in one or several computer languages. We use algorithms to visualize data, interpret behaviors, read trends, and drive decisions. Programs and algorithms are culturally determined objects, often observable as aesthetic works or philosophical gestures. It's time to think more about the cultural aspects of code and what goes on "under the hood" of digital manifestations. How is code written and by whom? Under what conditions? How does code circulate? Where do the creative aspects of programming lie? What do porting code and natural language translation have in common? How do we understand the obsolescence of computer languages? Let's talk about what it means to start reading code differently, as cultural objects and statements. Let's raise the questions that need to be raised.

Sponsor(s): Libraries, Comparative Media Studies
Contact: Patsy Baudoin, 14S-230, 617 253-4979, patsy@mit.edu

Jan 9: 4-5pm
Jan 10, 14, 16: 2-5pm
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 12 participants.
No listeners

Prereq: Permission of instructor limited to graduate students only
Level: G 3 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit

Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.

The goal of this class is to provide frameworks and hands on experience in analyzing data collected through interviews, observations and other qualitative methods. We will cover standards for analysis, strategies (such as thematic analysis, discourse analysis, critical analysis and narrative analysis), and analytic processes such as iterative coding, building matrices, and pulling out logics. The instructor will provide a data set of selections from interviews with musicians in which they discuss their understanding of the music business, but if people already have data sets they are eager to work with, they can do that too.

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Curiosity is perhaps the defining characteristic of scientists in the popular mind, but a popular belief asserts that "curiosity killed the cat." In the popular imagination scientists challenge the boundaries of human knowledge, frequently paying a dire price for their audacity, and sometimes bringing that price down on the population around them. In this activity we will consider how science and scientists have been depicted in popular culture, starting with one manifestation of the widely celebrated Faust legend. We will trace the development in mass media of the evolution of alchemists into mad scientists, using the films "Faust," "Metropolis," "The Bride of Frankenstein," and "Dr. Strangelove" as our texts. Our goal will be a deeper understanding of the history of representations of science and scientists in Western narrative media.

Advance sign-up isn't required, but please email Stephen Brophy (stephbr@mit.edu) if you plan to attend so he can give you access to the activity's Stellar site.

Sponsor(s): Science, Technology, and Society, Comparative Media Studies
Contact: Stephen Brophy, stephbr@mit.edu

Faust

What do you do when you have it all and it isn't enough? Faust was the most highly respected philosopher, theologian, and physician of his time, but because he wasn't satisfied with all that he sold his soul to the Devil. And then what happened?

Stephen Brophy - Lecturer, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies

Metropolis

Back in the good old days, when you built a city that had sunshine and sport for the 1%, but endless drudgery for the 99% who kept it going, you needed a mad scientist to run it all. And no scientist has ever been madder than Rotwang, the genius behind Metropolis!

Nicole Labruto - PhD Student in History, Anthropology, and STS (HASTS), Stephen Brophy - Lecturer, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies

The Bride of Frankenstein

What happens when you build a creature with parts collected from graveyards and gallows, but neglect to provide him with a companion? He becomes monstrous in his loneliness. But maybe building a companion from the same materials isn't the best solution?

Stephen Brophy - Lecturer, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, Marie Burks - PhD Student in History, Anthropology, and STS (HASTS)

Dr. Strangelove

Mad scientists don't only haunt medieval castles - they also ply their wares in the most up to date War Rooms. What happens when a modern mad scientist builds a Doomsday Machine for the Pentagon? See this movie to learn how to stop worrying and love the Bomb!

Stephen Brophy - Lecturer, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, Benjamin Wilson - PhD Student in History, Anthropology, and STS (HASTS)

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Are you interesting in storytelling or filmmaking? Are you a fan of creative web series such as Dr. Horrible, The Guild, or The Lizzie Bennet Diaries? Would you like to work with other energetic story-lovers? Then you’re invited to get in on the ground floor of developing an MIT-themed web series for debut in 2014! Comedy or drama, sci-fi or mystery, wacky or serious—your creative vision will help shape the show. Together, we’ll acheive our nefarious master plan: to create something so interesting, so entertaining, and so well-made that it will ensnare every procrastinator on campus!

Register by email to get location information as it becomes available.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies
Contact: Sarah Coe, coesa@mit.edu

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

One of the driving forces behind the Romanian New Wave, director Corneliu Porumboiu (b. 1975) is the focus of my "Complete Works" series for 2013 .  His first full-length feature film, 12:08 East of Bucharest, was awarded the Camera d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.  His second feature, Police, Adjective (Poliţist, Adjectiv) won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes FIlm Festival.  On January 12th and 13th I will be showing both feature films and adding his earlier short films to the program before the features each night.  Please join us for a look at this unique director.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies
Contact: Generoso Fierro, 26-147, 617 253-5038, generoso@mit.edu

"12:08 East of Bucharest"

The full English title refers to the setting of the film and the time of day at which Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceau¿escu fled after the revolution, 12:08 pm on December 22, 1989. The Romanian title roughly translates to "Was There or Wasn't There?", referring to the film's central issue: did Vaslui have any part in the 1989 revolution?  Screens w short "Gone With The Wine"
View The Trailer (w English Subtitles)

"Police, Adjective"

The movie focuses on policeman Cristi, who is investigating a teenage boy who has been smoking hashish. Over time, Cristi begins to question the ethical ramifications of his task. Director Porumboiu has great patience in allowing moments like these to draw your attention with quiet reflections, small gestures and very well placed words. Screens w shorts "A Trip To The City" and "Liviu's Dream"

Trailer (with English subs)

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 20 participants

Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Visiting Artist Guilherme Marcondes, in conjunction with researchers from the MIT Game Lab and the Program in Science, Technology, and Society, will lead a workshop exploring the role of space in storytelling. The workshop will focus on exploring how artists can use the tools of game design—including space, time, and rule sets—to construct complex narratives that are deeply embedded in the settings in which they unfold. Participants will learn how to design and refine a game prototype through playtesting and observation; produce, gather, organize, and use concept art, music, sounds, and other source materials to establish the mood of a narrative setting; and evaluate their own and others’ creations in a critique-based studio environment.

No prior programming experience is required. Participants will review examples of stories that deal with spatial exploration; explore in and around MIT on foot; and work in teams to create tabletop game prototypes.  Students who want to advance their projects may continue working with the researchers Jan. 21-24 & may exhibit and demonstrate these prototypes at a public event on Jan. 24 at the MIT Museum.  There is also opportunity in the second week for exploratory visits with faculty and labs.

The MIT Visiting Artists Program will host filmmaker, animator, and mixed-media artist Guilherme Marcondes for a two-week residency.  For more information visit http://arts.mit.edu/va/artist/marcondes/.

To register, email Meg Rotzel at mrotzel@mit.edu.

Sponsor(s): Science, Technology, and Society, MIT Game Lab, Comparative Media Studies
Contact: Meg Rotzel, 617-253-2372, mrotzel@mit.edu

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Level: G 3 units Standard A - F Grading

Draft a thesis proposal, thesis chapter, journal article, progress report, or specification, and review basics of engineering writing. Sessions cover the processes of organizing and drafting professional papers, improving writing style, and revising documents. Students determine own projects; each project increment receives instructor's editorial suggestions. IAP version:This course focuses on improving your ability to communicate technical information. Through a combination of lecture, assignments, and in-class writing exercises, we will cover the basics of working with sources, including summarizing & paraphrasing, synthesizing source materials, citing, quoting, and avoiding plagiarism. We will also cover how to write an abstract and a literature review.

You must attend all three meetings. No rescheduling is possible. NO LISTENERS.
Contact: Nick Altenbernd, 14E-303, x3-7894, altenb@mit.edu

Steven Strang, Pamela Siska
This section is for Mechanical Engineering students or others who need this time.
Tue Jan 15, 22, Thu Jan 24, 10am-01:00pm, 2-147

Steven Strang, Pamela Siska
This section is for Aero-Astro students, and Chemical Engineering students or others who need this time.
Tue Jan 15, 22, Thu Jan 24, 02-05:00pm, 2-147

Steven Strang, Pamela Siska
This section is for Civil-Environ Engr students, Media Studies students, and Nuclear Engineering students or others who need this time.
Thu Jan 17, Wed Jan 23, Fri Jan 25, 10am-01:00pm, 2-147

Steven Strang, Pamela Siska
This section is for Supply Chain Management students, and TPP-ESD students or others who need this time.
Thu Jan 17, Wed Jan 23, Fri Jan 25, 02-05:00pm, 2-147

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: none

For your paper to be successful, people have to actually read it. A compelling abstract is essential for capturing their attention and making them want to read more. But writing an effective abstract is challenging because you need to summarize what motivated you, what you did, and what you found, in a small number of words. In this workshop, we'll analyze sample abstracts from different fields, learn editing strategies, and practice revising abstracts. You'll leave with a better understanding of how to write a strong abstract that clearly presents your research.

Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, 12-120, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU

Enrollment:
Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Limited to 30 participants
Prereq: see description

Introduction to a set of tools for creating games. Modit is currently in private beta but in this workshop, we will showcase our HTML5 game development. ModitTM seeks to transform HTML5 games into a new medium for self-expression by turning players into game creators. By bringing a full development environment into the browser, players will be empowered to modify the games they play and instantly publish and share those creations with the world.

Required of attendees: 1) Familiarity with JavaScript is ideal, but basic understanding of any programming language should be sufficient. 2) Laptop with Google Chrome, or Firefox, and Internet connectability. 3) Gmail account to log into the ModIt platform.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies, Game Lab
Contact: Sara Verrilli, akiru@mit.edu

The Festival of Learning is a two-day festival, where anyone from MIT's Media Lab buildings (E14 and E15) can teach, learn, and collaborate!

Full info, including session suggestions, at fol2013.media.mit.edu.

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Watch a rarely seen selection of the best European short films from MIT's 2012 European Short Film Festival. These films give you a glimpse into contemporary short film productions from European film schools, young and established independent filmmakers, and European festivals. 15 films - many of them US premiers - that reflect the most compelling fiction, animation, documentary and experimental film from the 3-day festival in April 2012. A brief introduction will precede the screening.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies
Contact: Gabriella Horvath, ghorvath@mit.edu

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Instructors of CI subjects often ask how they can more effectively connect writing and speaking instruction with the course content, so that communication assignments are not just additional requirements, but instead help students more deeply engage with the concepts of the course.  How can we design instructional and assignment sequences that are organic to each subject, and that help students approach writing and speaking as the space for developing conceptual thinking?  Working with some examples from CI-M and CI-H classes, we'll explore how instructors can break down assignments to demystify research, writing, and presentation in their fields.  Improved sequencing will help students experience a more productive writing experience.

Bring examples of assignments from your classes to share.

All WAC workshops are open to faculty and teaching assistants who are interested in integrating writing and speaking into their subjects.

Sponsor(s): Teaching and Learning Lab, Comparative Media Studies
Contact: Ashley Caval, 12-117, 617 253-0650, ACAVAL@MIT.EDU

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25

Do you want to be able to knit your own cold-weather gear? Participants will learn the basic stitches, knit and purl, and other skills to make their first project: casting on, reading patterns, and understanding yarn and needles. Please bring materials (contact activity leader if you have any questions).

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

What kind of feedback will help students understand how to revise their essays, reports or articles, or to write their next assignment more effectively?  This workshop will help faculty and TA's to articulate their criteria for student writing and to develop powerful feedback practices, from written comments to ribrucs to peer review to individual conferences.  By considering feedback in relation to other forms of instruction, participants will learn to provide the kinds of comments and strategies that will help students understand how to improve their skills as writers.

All WAC workshops are open to faculty and teaching assistants who are interested in integrating writing and speaking into their subjects.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies, Teaching and Learning Lab
Contact: Ashley Caval, 12-117, 617 253-0650, ACAVAL@MIT.EDU

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Using evidence and writing with sources are central features of academic work.  Students often struggle with these aspects of academic writing; they find the differing requirements for source use, the practices of citation, and the relationships between claim and evidence hard to navigate as they move from one discipline to another throughout their undergraduate career.  Drawing from recent research in writing pedagogy, this workshop will discuss how to teach students to write with sources in ways that help them both to understand the methods of argument in different disciplines, and to better understand the requirements of academic integrity.

All WAC workshops are open to faculty and teaching assistants who are interested in integrating writing and speaking into their subjects.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies, Teaching and Learning Lab
Contact: Ashley Caval, 12-117, 617 253-0650, ACAVAL@MIT.EDU

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25
Limited to 20 participants

Have you ever wondered how to annotate online texts with your thoughts, comments, or associations? Does an image better express what you are imagining while reading a literary text? How about sharing your comments with friends, fellow students, or colleagues? How can you integrate digital text annotation in your teaching? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, please join us during IAP for HyperStudio's workshop on digital annotation tools designed for humanities students, scholars, and educators.

In this hands-on workshop you'll learn how to create, tag, link, and share annotations in web-based environments. The workshop will include:

• Introduction to digital text annotation - evaluate various online text annotation tools
• Hands-on sessions - work with your own text using Annotation Studio
• Text annotation for teaching and scholarship - Discuss how to best apply these tools in your research and scholarship.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies
Contact: Gabriella Horvath, ghorvath@mit.edu

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

This interactive workshop is geared to instructors across the disciplines who are interested in integrating oral presentation into their classes.  We will discuss effective strategies to teach the oral component in CI classes as an act of critical thinking.  Together, we will define goals for a variety of speaking genres in science and humanities classes.  Participants will collaborate in sharing good practices from their own experience.  Finally, we will explore some practical templates to teach oral presentation that encourage students to practice the following skills: (1) communicating complex ideas in accessible language; (2) creating presentations that clearly define goals and argument or hypothesis; (3) organizing presentations in the service of developing ideas in the broader context of the field.

All WAC workshops are open to faculty and teaching assistants who are interested in integrating writing and speaking into their subjects.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies, Teaching and Learning Lab
Contact: Ashley Caval, 12-117, 617 253-0650, ACAVAL@MIT.EDU

Mon Jan 30, 09am-01:00pm, 4-145
Tue Jan 31, Wed Feb 1, 10-11:00am, 4-145
Thu Feb 2, 10-11:00am, 4-265
Fri Feb 3, 10am-01:00pm, E14-633

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2012
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

An Alternate Reality Game (ARG) is an activity where players enter a fictional world, discovering more and more of a hidden story, characters, and challenges as they move through the game. During this workshop, groups of students will develop an ARG for the MIT Libraries to use as an orientation activity. On Monday, we will talk about ARGs and present some basic ideas, and the constraints and resources for the game will be presented. Students will be working on their own throughout the week to plan out the ARG, and there will be a time each day for the class to meet and groups to present on their progress and get ideas. On Friday, each group will present their ARGs to each other, library staff, and other MIT faculty. By the end of the workshop, participants will understand what an ARG is, will have created the structure for an ARG, and will also know more about key resources in the library.

The focus in this workshop is on the game design and not the programming of game software, so no programming expertise is required. The final product will be a paper-based plan and prototype that may be accompanied by digital media as a demonstration.

Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/

Contact: Scott Nicholson (Please register at link above), NE25-369, x4-8973, scottn@mit.edu

Cosponsor: Libraries

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Dec-2011
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: People must register at the form listed and that there is room

The Global Game Jam is a cooperative gathering of game developers to encourage experimentation and innovation. Participants will work with current industry professionals and independent game developers to create games of all kinds: digital games for Windows, Mac OS X, and the web; and non-digital games of all types including board, card, and dice games. Other sites around the world will run game jams with similar rules and limitations, as ours with one unique constraint at each site. There are 15 spots reserved for MIT affiliates, which will be given on a first-come, first serve basis.

PREREQUISITES: We are looking for people with prior experience in either 2D art, programming, audio designers, or game design. You need not have skills in all 4 domains, but you should have some ability in one. Participants should plan to arrive well before 5pm on Friday, January 27, 2011 and to participate for the full duration of the event, which should conclude by 6pm Sunday, January 29, 2011

REGISTER HERE: http://gambit.mit.edu/ggj2012-iap
Web: http://globalgamejam.org
Contact: Rik Eberhardt, NE25-383, x4-2173, reberhar@mit.edu

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

"Are you ready for some football!" In this two day course, participants will help to chart the history of the Madden videogame franchise. We will play every title of Madden, starting with 1988's John Madden Football for the Apple II and continuing to this years Madden NFL 12. Together we will chart significant features, design choices, platform specificities, and other aspects that have informed the development of the game in the 20 plus years of its existence. By the end of the session we will have developed a public collection of data about the history of the Madden franchise to serve as a starting point for further sports videogame research.

Contact: Abe Stein, NE25-384, x4-9072, adstein@mit.edu

Mon Jan 23, Thu Jan 26, Mon Jan 30, Thu Feb 2, 02:30-04:00pm, E15-335

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 16 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Do you want to write a screenplay, but aren’t sure where to start? This four-part workshop covers the basics of creating scenes, dialogue, characters, and structure. By the end, you’ll be prepared to tackle a project of your own. Participants will write short scenes and workshop them in class.

Contact: Katie Edgerton, kedgerto@MIT.EDU

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

This year's film retrospective features the complete directorial work of Jacques Audiard, whose superbly crafted crime thriller, Un Prophete (The Prophet)was the winner of the Grand Prix at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2010 Academy Awards. "Audiard concentrates on tales of flawed men, who would be anti-heroes if they didn't all seem to still like committing crimes" as The Independent's Kaleem Aftab describes so well. This series features all five of Audiard's directorial works, from 1994's (Regarde Les Hommes Tomber (See How They Fall) to the aforementioned Un Prophete (The Prophet) from 2009. Admission is open to all and free!
Web: http://www.bfi.org.uk/live/video/114
Contact: Generoso Fierro, 6-120, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu

Regarde Les Hommes Tomber (See How They Fall) 1994
This French crime thriller was the directorial debut of screenwriter Jacques Audiard and won three Césars. JEAN YANNE stars as Simon Hirsch, a bored, middle-aged salesman who accompanies his best friend, cop Mickey (YVON BACK), on a stakeout for the sake of excitement. Also starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Mathieu Kassovitz. 98 Minutes. French w English Subtitles.
Wed Jan 18, 07-09:00pm, 6-120

Un héros très discret (A Self-Made Hero) 1996
Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse (Matthieu Kassovitz) finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator. He leaves his wife and goes to Paris. Gradually he inveigles himself with the resistance movement. They trust him and he helps them trace collaborators. 107 Minutes. In French with English subtitles. Trailer: http://mubi.com/films/a-self-made-hero
Thu Jan 19, 07-09:00pm, 6-120

Sur mes lèvres (Read My Lips) 2001
She is almost deaf and she lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself. Starring Vincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Devos. 115 Minutes. In French with English Subtitles Trailer: http://mubi.com/films/read-my-lips
Fri Jan 20, 07-09:00pm, 6-120

De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) 2005
Should Tom (Roman Duris) make like his thuggish father or pursue his dream of becoming a pianist? The film is a remake of James Toback's 1978 film Fingers, but it devotes more attention to the relationship between Tom and his piano teacher. 115 Minutes. In French with English Subtitles. Trailer: http://mubi.com/films/the-beat-that-my-heart-skipped
Sat Jan 21, 07-09:30pm, 6-120

Un prophète (A Prophet) 2009
Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim), nineteen years old, French of Algerian descent, is sentenced to six years in prison for attacking police officers. Alone and illiterate upon his arrival, he falls under the sway of Corsican mobsters, led by Cesar Luciani (Niels Arestrup), who enforces a brutal rule. 154 Minutes. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. Trailer: http://mubi.com/films/a-prophet
Sun Jan 22, 07-09:45pm, 6-120

Grant McCracken
Wed-Thu, Jan 18-19, 25-26, 1-2, 03-05:00pm, 4-231

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor Qualitative and quantitative skills.
Level: U 3 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit

As our culture becomes more diverse and changeable, cultural prediction becomes more urgent and difficult. The point of this course is to build a model for making predictions. We will proceed in a practical way, taking on "real world problems." How quickly could we have seen the influence Alice Waters and Chez Panisse were to have on American culture? Could we have predicted a shift in Hollywood that demoted the likes of Schwarzenegger and promoted the likes of Michael Cera? To build the model, aka “big board” or "time machine", we have to solve theoretical and methodological problems: what is the unit of analysis, what are the best markers of adoption, what are the best metrics, how can we make and monitor predictions, how can we represent data according to best "infographic" practice? To my knowledge, a model like this has no precedent. Think of the course as something out of the early Soviet space program. The engineering will be dodgy. Failure is not unlikely. The process will be messy and frustrating. But the outcome is sure to be illuminating and instructive. Plus your heroism is guaranteed.

We are going to do three things in class.

1. I will give a small lecture on the problem at hand.
2. We will work as a group on a general model for monitoring and predicting cultural change.
3. We will work as a group on the trend that each individual has chosen for his or her own study purposes.

We will be doing one thing out of class.

Each individual will be thinking about the trend they choose for his or her own study.

People are encourage to investigate any trend that interests them. This could be Steam Punk. It could be the vampire trend responsible for so much recent film and TV production. It could be the trend that made "geek" a term of approbation. It could be the trend that brought Yoga and or Pilates out of the wilderness into the mainstream. It could be the return of street racing. It could be what we might call the "Lady Gaga" trend. Or it could be something that is now merely a slender possibility, a mere murmur in our culture. This would be especially interesting...because especially difficult to study...and the truest test for the model.

Someone got in touch with me to say he's interested in studying the punk trend. Brilliant choice. We know a lot about punk at this point. The literature is rich. The thinking is mature. The scholarship is there. He will be thinking about this trend on his own, seeing how he can apply our common model to this trend, and then playing back what he has learned from his study, so we can refine the common model.

This is a shirt sleeve enterprise. We will just keep working at the model 'til we have something.

André Pase
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Brazilian contemporary cinema received nominations for Academy Awards, exposing the harsh reality of the streets with graphical quality. Quotes and characters were incorporated to the culture, and directors went to Hollywood. These movies not only changed the industry, but Brazilian culture too. The three-day event will be a guided exhibition, listing points to pay attention to and discuss after screening. All in Portuguese with English subtitles.
Web: http://www.andrepase.com.br/iap/
Contact: André Pase, andrepase@mac.com

City of God (Cidade de Deus, 2002)
The poster boy of actual generation, the movie shows slums with dark colors with acclaimed direction and cinematography. A young photographer pictures how a group grew and changed a calm neighborhood into Brazil´s most dangerous area, framing Brazil´s development.
Tue Jan 17, 05-08:00pm, 2-105

Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite, 2007)
A movie about Brazilian´s extreme task force created a hype after being leaked before the theatrical release. The squad´s captain needs to choose his successor, but the corruption inside the Police is an enemy tougher than drug lords.
Wed Jan 18, 05-08:00pm, 2-105

Elite Squad – The Enemy Within (Tropa de Elite 2, 2010)
The sequel is the all-time largest box office ticket selling for a national film, 10.7 million spectators, surpassing Avatar in numbers. After the events of the first movie, Captain Nascimento fights corruption inside the corporation, watchdogged by media, politicians, and his former successor.
Thu Jan 19, 05-08:00pm, 2-105

Tue Jan 17, 02-05:00pm, E15-320

Wed Jan 18, Thu Jan 19, Fri Jan 20, 03-05:00pm, E15-320

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below) P
articipants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Start a hat and keep warm in January! The basic knitting stitches will be taught during the mandatory first session (Tuesday January 17). The other three sessions are completely optional; I will be available to help. If you already knit, feel free to join us (but please bring your own materials). Materials will be provided for the first 15 people to sign up by Dec 31. Contact: Ayse Gursoy, agursoy@MIT.EDU

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Since the 1980's, hackers have been a favorite subject of Hollywood and television. In this film series, we'll be watching some classic (and not so classic) examples from the genre, looking at how the depiction of hacker characters has changed over time. After the screenings, we'll adjourn for an informal discussion about how these different perspectives reflect changes in how hackers are viewed by mainstream society, and connections between popular culture depictions of hackers and federal computer crime statutes and prosecutions. Also featured: popcorn! A collection will be taken up for pizza when people are hungry. Come see the movies you like, and stay as long as you like.
Contact: Molly Sauter, (267) 337-3861, msauter@MIT.EDU

The Wunderkids
War Games (1983)
Hackers (1995)
Mon Jan 16, 06-10:00pm, E15-344

The Old Guard
Sneakers (1992)
Swordfish (2001)
Tue Jan 17, 06-10:00pm, E15-344

The Big Bad
Take Down (2000)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Thu Jan 19, 06-10:00pm, E15-344

Not All White Dudes After All
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) (Swedish with English subtitles)
Cowboy Bebop, "Jamming with Edward" (1998) (Japanese with English subtitles)
Leverage, episode to be announced
Fri Jan 20, 06-10:00pm, E15-344

Thu Jan 12, 07-09:00pm, 10-250, "GOING CARDBOARD" screening
Fri Jan 13, 07-09:00pm, 10-250, "GET LAMP" screening

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

The Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab presents two new films about the world of gaming. Both screenings are with the directors in attendance who will run a Q and A after the completion of the film. On January 12th is Lorien Green's new documentary, "Going Cardboard" which takes you into the world of "designer" board gaming, from the community of enthusiastic fans to the publishers and self-publishers, and of course, the designers. On January 13th is the documentary by Jason Scott entitled "Get Lamp" Get Lamp is a documentary that will tell the story of the creation of "computer adventure games", in the words of the people who made them.

"Going Cardboard" trailer: http://vimeo.com/30215745

"Get Lamp" trailer: http://www.getlamp.com/trailer/
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu

Note, screenings above required.

Tue, Thu, Jan 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, 2, 01-02:30pm, 4-364

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: U 3 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit

Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.

This class will explore Hollywood Film Noir as it developed during the 1930s-50s. The focus will be on important émigré directors who moved to Hollywood when the Nazis rose to power, including Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger, Michael Curtiz, and Fred Zinnemann. Also to be considered are contributions by cinematographers, set designers, and composers. Class activities include a field trip to the Sackler Museum at Harvard to look at émigré artworks from this period, a forum and concert by the Boston Chamber Music Society in Kresge on Jan. 21, and a concurrent series of six great examples of film noir from the 1940s. (See separate IAP listings for the film series and concert.) Assignments to include short response papers about three of the films in the series, and reports on examples of “neo-noir” films from recent decades.

Contact: Martin Marks, mmmarks@MIT.EDU

Note, screenings above required.

Tue, Thu, Jan 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, 2, 01-02:30pm, 4-364

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: U 3 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit

Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.

This class will explore Hollywood Film Noir as it developed during the 1930s-50s. The focus will be on important émigré directors who moved to Hollywood when the Nazis rose to power, including Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger, Michael Curtiz, and Fred Zinnemann. Also to be considered are contributions by cinematographers, set designers, and composers. Class activities include a field trip to the Sackler Museum at Harvard to look at émigré artworks from this period, a forum and concert by the Boston Chamber Music Society in Kresge on Jan. 21, and a concurrent series of six great examples of film noir from the 1940s. (See separate IAP listings for the film series and concert.) Assignments to include short response papers about three of the films in the series, and reports on examples of “neo-noir” films from recent decades.

Contact: Martin Marks, mmmarks@MIT.EDU

Tue-Thu, Jan 10-12, 17-19, 10am-03:00pm, NE25-375

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 15 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: U 3 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit

Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Once upon a time games were played for enjoyment and to engage players in social, physical and cultural activities. But in recent years a new trend of "serious games" with "serious purposes" arose. These games claim to raise awareness about social and political issues such as injustice, poverty, racism, sexism, exploitation, oppression, and global problems, reaching specific purposes beyond pure entertainment (raise funds, sign petitions, form opinion, etc). In this workshop, best practice examples of serious games for social change will be played, discussed and analyzed.

Game designers will be invited and recent research papers on the impact of serious games will be discussed. The workshop will focus on the question of what serious games are, what their potential is and where they reach their instructional limit. The question being, do serious games meet the high expectations that designers put into them? Participants with an interest in Super Serious Serious Games, no matter what the level of experience and expertise in video games is, are all welcome.

Contact: Konstantin Mitgutsch (Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab), k_mitgut@MIT.EDU

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Now in its eighth year, the European Short Film Festival at MIT has established itself as one of the largest collections of European short films exhibited in the US. It's a unique showcase for contemporary short film productions from European film schools, as well as young and established independent filmmakers in Europe. Join us for the Best of ESFF 2011: 15 entries that reflect the most compelling fiction, animation, documentary and experimental film from the 3-day festival in April.

Web: http://esff.mit.edu
Contact: Kurt Fendt, fendt@MIT.EDU

Martin Marks
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

This series will demonstrate how film noir emerged as a powerful alternative to other film styles and genres in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1950s. Many of these still carry a punch, due to their emphasis on pervasive corruption and crime as forces disrupting the social fabric and civic virtue. Their dark and complexly-textured visual styles, convoluted plots with femme fatales, psychotic villains, and flawed heroes, have become enduring motifs, picked up again and again in "neo-noir." The series will present key films by four émigré directors who moved to Hollywood when the Nazis rose to power: Edgar Ulmer, Fritz Lang, Robert Siodmak, and Billy Wilder. Their turn to Noir film-making was an urgent response to the ongoing political crises in their native countries, as well as responses to the terrible tragedies witnessed and experienced in their personal lives. Series hosted by Martin Marks, who will give brief introductions to each film prior to its screening. A short discussion period will follow each film. Contact: Martin Marks, mmmarks@MIT.EDU

Double Indemnity (1944)
directed by Billy Wilder
Mon Jan 9, 03-05:00pm, 2-105

The Woman in the Window (1944)
directed by Fritz Lang
Wed Jan 11, 03-05:00pm, 2-105

Detour (1945)
directed by Edgar Ulmer
Wed Jan 18, 03-05:00pm, 2-105

The Spiral Staircase (1945)
directed by Robert Siodmak
Mon Jan 23, 03-05:00pm, 2-105

The Killers (1946)
directed by Robert Siodmak
Wed Jan 25, 03-05:00pm, 2-105

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
directed by Otto Preminger
Mon Jan 30, 03-05:00pm, 2-105

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none

Since the dawn of recent memory "The Life and Death" film series has provided in-depth and meaningful analysis and commentary on why some directors that use to be good are now terrible. This time around Prof.(essional) Michael Rapa will take a long hard look into the Directorial success and failures of Tim Burton. Throughout the month of January we will view seven of Tim Burton's movies that Mr. Rapa has deemed "Not bad" or "Pretty darn good." Before each film there will be a complete lack of discussion about why certain movies were excluded from this symposium followed by two or even three minutes of incoherent mumbling from Mr. Rapa himself. So bring and friend, grab some snacks, and come see some better than average movies!
Web: http://michaelrapa.com/iap
Contact: Michael Rapa, mrapa@MIT.EDU

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (Featuring short film "Vincent")
Mon Jan 9, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

BeetleJuice
Wed Jan 11, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Batman
Wed Jan 18, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Ed Wood
Mon Jan 23, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Mars Attacks
Wed Jan 25, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Sleepy Hollow
Mon Jan 30, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Big Fish
Wed Feb 1, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

In IAP, students will be creating maps for Blizzard Entertainment's real-time strategy game, StarCraft 2. (See the "StarCraft 2 Map Editing" IAP course for details.) Play their creations and give them vital feedback while crushing your enemies! From January 24th to January 26th from 3-5 PM, come to the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab above Legal Sea Foods in Kendall and play a couple of matches against other students. This IAP series will culminate on January 27th with a multiplayer tournament based entirely on the new maps from NOON-6PM! Good luck and have fun!

Join us at 4PM on Tuesday and Wednesday for pro-gamer analysis of the new maps with Sean Plott a.k.a. Day [9], the 2007 WCG Starcraft Pan American Champion and host of Day [9] Daily online show!
Contact: Generoso Fierro, NE25-385, x3-5038, generoso@mit.edu

Philip Tan
Mon Jan 24, 03-05:00pm, NE25-311, FREE PLAY!

Philip Tan
Tue Jan 25, 03-05:00pm, NE25-311, FREE PLAY!

Philip Tan
Wed Jan 26, 03-05:00pm, NE25-311, FREE PLAY!

Philip Tan
This IAP series will culminate on January 27th with a multiplayer tournament based entirely on the new maps!
Thu Jan 27, 12-06:00pm, NE25-311, TOURNAMENT!

Mon Jan 24, 11am-03:00pm, NE25-311, Lecture 11AM to Noon/LAB 12-3
Tue Jan 25, 12-03:00pm, NE25-311, LAB 12-3PM
Tue Jan 25, 04-05:00pm, NE25-311, Day [9] Guest Discussion
Wed Jan 26, 12-03:00pm, NE25-311, LAB 12-3PM
Wed Jan 26, 04-05:00pm, NE25-311, Day [9] Guest Discussion

Enjoy StarCraft 2 but getting bored with the basic Blizzard maps? Have a great idea for a complex single-player mission, or do you just want to whip up a weird arena for your friends? GAMBIT US Executive Director Philip Tan presents a basic introduction to the StarCraft 2 Galaxy Map Editor by Blizzard entertainment. After the talk, students are invited to create their own maps on their own laptops or in the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab.

Interested students are also encouraged to check out the "Play StarCraft 2" IAP offering and help playtest the new maps!

Have you ever wanted to make a video game but didn't know where to start? This class will provide the tools and instruction required to create what we're calling a 'one-button audio game'. Students in the class will work in pairs to create one game using an engine created at the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab codenamed 'Click to Speak'. As part of the challenge, the games are audio only and only using sounds produced with a simple microphone.

The class is scheduled to run for two weeks. Each week consists of 6 hours of lecture and guided work time, with 3 or more additional hours of lab time. Topics covered in lectures include: game design, writing dialog for games, designing characters and themes, recording audio, and developing for the one-button audio game engine, 'Click to Speak'. The games will be featured and available for download from the GAMBIT website at the end of the two weeks (but the students will own the work created).

Participants should be Freshmen or Sophomores at MIT, Harvard, or Wellesley who are interested in designing games but have not yet had the chance to do so. No programming experience is required. Lecture 11am to 1pm/Lab 2pm to 4pm

Checking levels, making a segue, cueing vinyl (vinyl-what's that?).

Get to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA), have a tour of the station and obtain membership information.

Freshly baked cookies and milk will be provided because Andy would've wanted it that way.

One of the most exciting young directors to emerge from Japan in recent years, Nobuhiro Yamashita scored an international hit in 2005 with "Linda, Linda, Linda," a comic drama about a schoolgirl band whose lead singer drops out just before a big school festival. Since then, Yamashita has directed a segment of "Ten Nights Of Dreams" (Yume jû-ya) based on the series of short stories by Natsume S?seki. The bizarrely comedic crime drama "The Matsugane Potshot Affair" (Matsugane ransha jiken) and the superb coming of age film, "A Gentle Breeze in the Village" (Tennen kokekko). All three films and his segment of "Ten Nights of Dreams" will show on consecutive nights for FREE! NO SIGNUP REQUIRED! ALL FILMS WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

Linda Linda Linda (w short The Eighth Dream)
Thu Jan 6, 07-09:00pm, E51-151, Film starts promptly at 7PM

The Matsugane Potshot Affair
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOZisAORLOo (no English subtitle trailer available)
Fri Jan 7, 07-09:00pm, E51-151, STARTS PROMPTLY AT 7PM

A Gentle Breeze In The Village
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49G2IIgVank&feature=related
Sat Jan 8, 07-09:00pm, E51-151, STARTS PROMPTLY AT 7PM

As the annual "Life and Death" film symposium enters its second year we set our site on famed director John Carpenter. Through this symposium we will follow John Carpenter as he tackles most cinematic genres, meshes some of them together and even helped to kick-start a new one. From comedy, to horror, to drama, and to camp join us as we follow the directorial life and death of John Carpenter. This series is all about the films. There will be a brief introduction explaining how a particular film fits into the series, but we are mostly here to watch great movies. Candy provided, feel free to bring your dinner with you.

Dark Star
Michael Rapa, Rik Eberhardt
Mon Jan 3, 06:30-09:30pm, 32-141

Assault on Precinct 13
Michael Rapa, Rik Eberhardt
Wed Jan 5, 06:30-09:30pm, 32-155

The Fog
Michael Rapa, Rik Eberhardt
Mon Jan 10, 06:30-09:30pm, 32-141

Escape from New York
Michael Rapa, Rik Eberhardt
Wed Jan 12, 06:30-09:30pm, 32-141

Starman
Michael Rapa, Rik Eberhardt
Mon Jan 17, 06:30-09:30pm, 32-155

The Thing
Michael Rapa, Rik Eberhardt
Wed Jan 19, 06:30-09:30pm, 32-155

Big Trouble in Little China
Michael Rapa, Rik Eberhardt
Mon Jan 24, 06:30-09:30pm, 32-155

They Live
Michael Rapa, Rik Eberhardt
Wed Jan 26, 06:30-09:30pm, 32-155

Ever played a board game and thought it was missing something? That you could make it better? In this class, each group will pick an existing board game and develop an Expansion Pack that extends or modifies the rules.

The first session we will be talking about principles of game design, picking groups, and playing board games. The second will be focused on designing the expansions (with some materials provided). The final session will give groups an opportunity to complete their expansion and play-test each other's games.

The Meaning of Life (feat Storytime and The Crimson permanent Assurance)
Mon Jan 4, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Time Bandits
Wed Jan 6, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Brazil (the good version)
Mon Jan 11, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Wed Jan 13, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

The Fisher King
Mon Jan 18, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Twelve Monkeys (feat Brad Pitt's weird eye)
Wed Jan 20, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Mon Jan 25, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Lost In La Mancha
Wed Jan 27, 07-09:30pm, 3-133

Checking levels, making a segue, cueing vinyl (vinyl-what's that?).

Get to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA), have a tour of the station and obtain membership information.

Freshly baked cookies and milk will be provided because Andy would've wanted it that way.

• When and why to consider focus groups (qualitative studies) in academic or corporate research.
• Using focus groups for media research.
• Planning your research (from research questions to human subjects paperwork).
• Designing a focus group protocol (questions and procedures).
• Budgets and practical concerns.
• Recruiting participants.

This is a single, day-long workshop run by members of the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab. In it participants will create a game based on movie, book, or comic title of their choosing.

The workshop will begin in the morning with a short lecture on methods of transmedia adaptation, the process by which media artifacts (such as Star Wars, Watchmen, Hamlet, etc.) are transferred from one medium to another, in this case video games. Afterward, the group will divide into small teams, each of whom will decide upon their own media property to adapt into a video game. Final choices will be discussed among the larger group.

MONDAY JANUARY 5th 6:30PM: ZHANTAI (Platform) 2000
154 Minutes
Mon Jan 5, 06:30-08:30pm, 4-237

TUESDAY JANUARY 6th 6:30PM: Ren Xiao Yao (Unknown Pleasures) 2002
113 Minutes
Tue Jan 6, 06:30-08:30pm, 4-237

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7th 6:30PM: Shijie (The World) 2004
140 Minutes
Wed Jan 7, 06:30-08:30pm, 4-237

THURSDAY JANUARY 8th 6:30PM: Sanxia haoren (Still Life) 2006
111 Minutes
Thu Jan 8, 06:30-08:30pm, 4-237

Born in Istanbul, Nuri Bilge Ceylan has emerged as one of the world's most exciting filmmakers. His most recent film Iklimler(Climates)won both the FIPRESCI Prize and was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Over four nights we will show a complete retrospective of his work beginning on January 29th with his short film Koza (Cocoon) and his first full-length feature, Kasaba (The Town) and screening one film each of the next three nights. A style reminiscent of Antonioni, provocative, sad and beautiful.

Tuesday, Jan 29th 6:30PM Short film Koza(Cocoon/1995) and feature Kasaba (The Town/1997)
Tue Jan 29, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270

Wednesday Jan 30th 6:30PM Mayis sikintisi (Clouds of May/1999)
Wed Jan 30, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270

Thursday Jan 31st 6:30PM Uzak (Distant/2002)
Thu Jan 31, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270

Friday Feb 1st 6:30PM Iklimler (Climates/2006)
Fri Feb 1, 06:30-09:30pm, 3-270

Sony Imageworks in conjunction with MIT's Comparative Media Studies Program and LSC present a screening of the 2007 Robert Zemeckis/Neil Gaiman scripted film: BEOWULF! Attendance is FREE!

In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.

Checking levels, making a segue, cueing vinyl (vinyl-what's that?).

Get to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA), have a tour of the station and obtain membership information.

Freshly baked cookies and milk will be provided because Andy would've wanted it that way.

Members of Comparative Media Studies' GAMBIT Research Staff will deliver from 2-3PM each day a different videogame based lecture.

Monday 14 Jan Storytelling in Games: The Adventure Game Genre

Tuesday 15 Jan Once More With Meaning: Expanding the Emotional and Thematic Scope of Digital Games

Wednesday 16 Jan Bringing commercial videogames into the classrooms

Thursday 17 What is the Casual in Casual Games?

Friday 18 Jan We're Swimming in Blood and We Feel Fine: Czech Gaming Culture of the Early 90's

Contact: Philip Tan, NE25-367, x4-9129, philip@mit.edu

Clara Fernandez-Vara
Storytelling in Games: The Adventure Game Genre
Mon Jan 14, 02-03:00pm, 2-151

Doris Rusch
Once More With Meaning: Expanding the Emotional and Thematic Scope of Digital Games
Tue Jan 15, 02-03:00pm, 2-151

Pilar Lacasa
Bringing commercial videogames into the classrooms
Wed Jan 16, 02-03:00pm, 2-151

Jesper Juul
What is the Casual in Casual Games?
Thu Jan 17, 02-03:00pm, 2-151

Jaroslav Svelch
We're Swimming in Blood and We Feel Fine: Czech Gaming Culture of the Early 90's
Fri Jan 18, 02-03:00pm, 2-151

Checking levels, making a segue, cueing vinyl (vinyl-what's that?)

Get to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA), have a tour of the station and obtain membership information.

Freshly baked cookies and milk will be provided because Andy would've wanted it that way.

Checking levels, making a segue, cueing vinyl (vinyl-what's that?)

Get to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA), have a tour of the station and obtain membership information.

Freshly baked cookies and milk will be provided because Andy would've wanted it that way.

Sony Imageworks in conjunction with MIT's Comparative Media Studies Program and LSC present a screening of the 2007 Robert Zemeckis/Neil Gaiman scripted film: BEOWULF!

Attendance is free and open to the MIT Community!

Join us for a screening of the film Monkey Dance followed by a discussion with the film's director Julie Mallozzi. See the URL below for more information on the film.

Co-Sponsored by the MIT Program in Women's Studies, Women in Film and Video/New England, McCormick Hall (MIT), Women's Independent Living Group (MIT), Comparative Media Studies (MIT).

Screenings are free.
Web: http://www.juliemallozzi.com/monkey.html

For the first time in MIT history, we will be offering students an opportunity to develop their own screenplay. This hands on introductory workshop will offer discussions and interaction with other student screenwriters to develop and nurture ideas. Learn the step-by-step process of screenwriting. Through a series of exercises, the students in the workshop will explore the fundamentals of dramatic and documentary screenwriting. Additionally, the workshop will provide an overview of the film business (both commercial and independent) and, if possible, will provide the class with an opportunity to meet a working film maker.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/aarontan/www/screenwriting/

This film series will serve as a celebration of the unorthodox, the surreal, and the camp-driven. While Hollywood sticks to its broad sense of genre classification, the Midnight film breaks it down with loose labels bordering on fetish. Nazi zombies, LSD psycopaths with killer cleavage, kung-fu drunkards, flesh-eating mannequins, and deranged mystics in search of a holy mountain.

Warning: there will be exposed skin, buckets of gore, shoddy camerawork, irreligious attacks, surreal psycopaths, and an absence of bras or scripts. If this is not your dish, then please don’t eat off it.