Should the current methods of study change — to have digital methods — however slightly or wholesale, given the focus on objects and content of the medium?
Video: A Conversation with Sherry Turkle
Sherry Turkle, author most recently of Alone, Together, discusses her darkening view of our digitizing world and her sense of the culture of MIT.
Podcast: Mark Dery, “(Face)book of the Dead”
Mark Dery asks, “What does it say about us, as a society, if we’re unable to be alone and unplugged without being bored or lonely?”
A Tour of CMS and Media History at MIT
As part of MIT’s 150th anniversary celebration, Comparative Media Studies created a visual tour to feature MIT’s essential role in major media developments.
VANISHED: Learning science through gaming
“Vanished,” now being played by thousands online, offers a novel experiment in alternative science education.
Podcast: Amaranth Borsuk, “Between Page and Screen: Digital, Visual, and Material Poetics”
Poet and scholar Amaranth Borsuk discusses authorship, materiality, and her poetic practice as a multi-media writer and artist.
Podcast: “A Conversation with Sherry Turkle”
Eminent MIT professor Sherry Turkle, author most recently of Alone, Together, discusses her darkening view of our digitizing world.
