CMS alum and current instructor Sam Ford had his course “American Soap Operas” Slashdotted…
Media Studies and the History of the Book
“While I find myself using the work of media scholars for a theoretical framework and methodology, I inevitably turn to book historians for a more detailed sociology of the bound and printed word.”
Center for Future Civic Media: Connecting community projects online
This fall, MIT’s Center for Future Civic Media launched an ambitious new website civic.mit.edu.
MIT Director Jay Scheib in New York Times
“Directed by Jay Scheib, ‘Addicted to Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre’s 20th Century’ is based on the band’s 2007 album of the same title.”
New York Times on the GAMBIT Game Lab: “See Me, Hear Me: A Video Game for the Blind”
“People with disabilities were being left out of progress in the gaming market.”
“Free speech versus fear”: Chris Capozzola in the Boston Globe
“Wartime mobilization, Chris Capozzola argues, redefined the citizen’s relationship to the state.”
io9: “What Is David Bowie Doing In Dr. Manhattan’s Sweet Pad?”
“Henry Jenkins joined Alisa Perren and super-designer Alex McDowell at MIT to discuss the work behind making Watchmen so beautiful.”
