MIT Graduate Program in Comparative Media Studies
Studying Media and Making Media
MIT's 4th European Short Film Festival offers a unique glimpse into the most recent short-film productions from Europe, with a special focus on productions from European film schools and award-winning films from recent Festivals in Europe.
Chris Claremont of X-Men fame will address thoughts and considerations that go into building a world that can support years of use.
MIT's European Short Film Festival -- now in its 5th year -- offers a unique glimpse into the most recent short-film productions from Europe, with a special focus on productions from European film schools and award-winning films from recent Festivals in Europe.
What are the implications of the tension between storage and transmission for education, for individual and national identities, for notions of what is public and what is private?
An honored tradition returns on April 27th at 7PM when CMS presents the eleventh annual Media Spectacle. The event, founded by Chris Pomiecko, celebrates his love for filmmaking by showcasing the finest video projects created by MIT students, staff and faculty. Historically, the event has received submissions of every genre from experimental to documentary to […]
Tucker Eskew explores the permanent campaign(s) of the last ten years. What is "message discipline" in an era of atomized opinion leadership -- a necessity or a fool's errand?
Comparative Media Studies and Project New Media Literacies will host a one-day conference at MIT, Building 6-120, from 8:30 am to 5 pm on Saturday May 2, 2009.
Ralph Baer on the continuum of invention, development, and marketing novel product ideas.
The second annual Julius Schwartz Lecture brings J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of the cult science fiction hit Babylon 5.
Ethan Gilsdorf will discuss some of the themes of his new book, Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms.
Hannah Rose Shell screens and discusses her film-in-progress, called Blind, about the phenomenology of camouflage.
The election of an African-American president in Nov. 2008 has been hailed as a transforming event. But has Obama's ascension transformed anything?
Elisa Kreisinger is a video remix artist, hacktivst and writer. She co-edits the blog, PoliticalRemixVideo.com.
Richard Rouse on the ways cinematic techniques can be used in gameplay to create even more stimulating experiences for gamers.
What are the benefits and dangers of a confusion between the private creativity and the public career elements of a writer's life?
