Eggo Müller, Roberta Pearson, and William Uricchio discuss the origins and significance of the international distribution of television formats and programs.
Spring Course Profile: Media@MIT
A research-focused course, and concerned with the narratives that have been constructed around these figures and with the dominant readings that have been deployed in making sense of them.
MIT Center for Future Civic Media Welcomes Ellen Hume
Owing to her early involvement, few were surprised to learn that Ellen Hume would be spearheading the center and articulating its vision.
Preserving Our Digital Heritage
William Uricchio: “UNESCO, long concerned with world heritage sites such as the Taj Mahal, extended its remit to include something far more ephemeral.”
Podcast: John Romano, “Prime Time in Transition”
John Romano on how series TV has changed over the past 20 years.
Project NML’s Erin Reilly and the Cyphibian Theory
Erin Reilly, the new Research Manager for Project NML, has arrived at the Comparative Media Studies program with a highly evolved philosophy about digital learning.
Location Scouting in Second Life
The bulk of the group’s research so far has been learning how machinima is made, picking an engine to work with, and getting familiar with the territory.
