MIT’s Comparative Media Studies and Foreign Languages and Literatures have joined forces to create a digital archive of animated works produced at the Beijing Film Academy’s (BFA) Animation School.
Convergence Culture Consortium Manages its Brand
This past fall saw the public unveiling of the Convergence Culture Consortium, a new CMS initiative examining the world of branded entertainment.
Who Needs Comparative Media Studies?
So you want proof of concept of this whole “Comparative Media Studies” thing? A look at the reports coming from our alumnae demonstrates that our community has done very well indeed.
NML Teaches Transmedia Storytelling Skills
The New Media Literacies (NML) initiative begins 2006 with a project prototype focused on transmedia storytelling, starting with the curious-looking alien characters from the original ‘cantina’ scene from Star Wars IV.
Education Arcade Gung-ho! this Spring
A futuristic race across the country sets the stage for Gung-ho!: A Google Maps Adventure, an Education Arcade game designed to teach students about U.S. Geography.
CMS Graduate Student Films Camera-Cautious Kuna
The result of these dialogues is a cultural representation that challenges an understanding of itself: A fictional work that is also a documentary.
Unschooling Media: Participatory Practices among Progressive Homeschoolers
The attitudes, beliefs and practices related to media and technology in the unschooling subculture.
