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SUMMARY:Hierarchy and Democracy in Modern Japan’s Mass Media Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Hiromu Nagahara\, Associate Professor of History and Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Professor\nModern Japan experienced what could be described as its first wave of “mass media revolution” in the period stretching from the mid-1920s into the 1930s\, when new forms of media industry as well as technology vastly expanded the number of potential consumers of media products. This talk\, with Hiromu Nagahara\, explores the political implications of this development\, especially as it relates to how the rise of mass media reshaped existing social and cultural hierarchies in Japan (and how\, in some cases\, it didn’t). Based on his current book project\, Japan’s Pop Era: Music in the Making of Middle-Class Society\, this talk will focus on the life and career of Horiuchi Keizō (M.S. 1923)\, an MIT grad who found himself in the center of all of this as a prominent composer\, critic\, radio broadcaster\, and publisher.
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/hiromu-nagahara-hierarchy-democracy-modern-japan-mass-media-revolution/
LOCATION:MIT Building 4\, Room 231\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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SUMMARY:Dissolve Unconference:  A Summit on Inequality
DESCRIPTION:Full info at mitdissolve.com. Overview… \nCome join a wide-ranging discussion of inequality featuring faculty and students from MIT and Harvard. \nThis unconference asks: How can we dissolve the structures of power that produce today’s inequalities? \nThis summit will feature 10-minute ignite sessions (talk/discussion) on central topics of our time:  climate change; civic media; black lives matter; gender inequality; society and economy from anthropological and humanist perspectives; community activism and co-design; affordable DIY health solutions; and more. \nThe final hour will focus on open discussion and networking\, including art and light food.  Cambridge-based Toscanini’s owner Gus Rancatore will also unveil a new ice cream flavor called  “This is what democracy tastes like.” \nThe goal is to identify common themes and to suggest possibilities for driving systemic change.  We will focus on bottom-up approaches that can circumvent or transform today’s political dysfunction and economic inequalities to move us towards a more inclusive social and economic future. \nIn the evening\, the Dissolve participants will join with local art collective Illuminus for an immersive light and sound event\, including DJ Wayne&Wax (Prof. Wayne Marshall\, ethnomusicologist at Berklee College of Music) and MIT’s DJ IanC. \nSpeakers include anthropologists\, media theorists\, activists\, and more\, including: \n\nEthan Zuckerman (MIT\, Center for Civic Media) rejecting politics\, embracing civics\nJose Gomez-Marquez (MIT\, Little Devices)\, affordable\, DIY medical technology\nChelsea Barabas (MIT)\, tech jobs and diversity\nChristine Walley (MIT\, Anthropology)\, Exit Zero filmmaker\, US deindustrialization\nTomiko Yoda (Harvard\, EALC)\, gender inequality in media\nAlex Zahlten (Harvard\, EALC)\, inequality and media theory\nStefan Helmreich (MIT\, Anthropology)\, wave culture\, technology\, inequality\nFossil Free MIT\, climate change activism\nEd Bertschinger (MIT)\, Institute Community Equity Officer\, diversity in higher ed\nSasha Costanza-Chock (MIT\, Center for Civic Media)\, co-design and activism\nBlack Lives Matter\, race and violence in the US\nIan Condry (MIT)\, Billionaire Action Lab Network @ MIT (baln.mit.edu)\n\nThe event is organized by the Creative Communities Initiative (ccimit.mit.edu)\, a lab Ian Condry co-directs with Prof. T.L. Taylor.  The event is produced in collaboration with the MIT Solve Conference (solve.mit.edu) and HUBweek (hubweek.org)\, a celebration of technology\, art\, and innovation in the Cambridge / Boston area. \nWe also acknowledge the generous support of MIT Global Studies and Languages and the department of Comparative Media Studies / Writing. \nThe Dissolve team is seeking groups who would like to have designated tables for sharing information. There is no fee for use of a table\, but please pre-register. \nFor more information\, or to get involved\, please contact:  \nProf. Ian Condry \ncondry@mit.edu
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/dissolve-unconference-a-summit-on-inequality/
LOCATION:Stata Center Lawn\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
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SUMMARY:From the Neolithic Era to the Apocalypse: How to Prepare for the Future by Studying the Past
DESCRIPTION:For thousands of years\, humans have experienced cycles of empire building and retreat\, from the neolithic settlers of Levant and the Indus Valley to the ancient Cahokia and Maya civilizations. What can new discoveries teach us about how to plan our next thousand years as a global civilization? Authors Charles C. Mann and Annalee Newitz will talk about how ancient civilizations shed light on current problems with urbanization\, food security\, and environmental change. \nCharles C. Mann is the author\, most recently\, of 1493\, a New York Times best-seller\, and 1491\, winner of the National Academies of Science’s Keck award for best book of the year. His next project\, The Wizard and the Prophet\, is a book about the future that makes no predictions. An early version of the introductory chapter was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. \nAnnalee Newitz writes science nonfiction and science fiction. She’s editor-in-chief of Gizmodo.com and founding editor of io9.com. She’s the author of Scatter\, Adapt\, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction\, which was a finalist for a Los Angeles Times Book Award. Her work has appeared in publications from The New Yorker and Technology Review to 2600 and Lightspeed Magazine. Her next book is a novel about robots\, pirates\, and the future of property laws.
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/prepare-for-future-by-studying-past/
LOCATION:MIT Building 3\, Room 270\, 33 Massachusetts Ave (Rear)\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02319\, United States
CATEGORIES:Communications Forum
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SUMMARY:The Adventures of Ms. Meta: Celebrating the Female Superhero Through Digital Gaming
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Zaidan\nThe importance of female superheroes in Western culture cannot be ignored. From Wonder Woman in the 1940s to Captain Marvel in the 2010s\, the inspiration and cultural impact these representations of heroism provide fans regardless of gender are undeniable. While there is a wealth of research examining the representation of the female superhero and how this speaks to perceptions of femininity across the past eighty years\, its focus is often the prevalence of stereotypical over authentic depictions\, and the harmful effects of this on society. \nSarah Zaidan‘s research combines the platforms of video games with the artistic styles and narrative themes of comics and historical fact\, culminating in an original game that celebrates the power of the female superhero\, and her cultural importance. The game tells the story of Ms. Meta\, a contemporary superhero created by the player. As she journeys through time to stop her nemesis’ plans\, she will encounter characters drawn from the stories of women and fans from each era\, opportunities to challenge preconceived notions of female superheroes\, and the ability to change the course of history. The gameplay will be grounded in problem-solving and collaboration\, and will incorporate player choices to create ownership and personal relevance. \nDr. Sarah Zaidan is a game designer\, artist and researcher whose work explores how video games and comic books can engage in a dialogue with identity\, gender and civic awareness. She is Kingston University London’s first recipient of a Ph.D. by practice in superhero art and history with research findings presented in the form of an award winning video game\, The Adventures of MetaMan: The Male Superhero as a Representation of Modern Western Masculinity (1940-2010). She is one of the creators and illustrators of the feminist superhero comic series My So-Called Secret Identity\, in collaboration with Batman scholar Dr. Will Brooker and animation artist Susan Shore. Dr. Zaidan teaches video game design at Emerson College and is a research fellow with the Engagement Lab. Her work is characterized by rapid prototyping\, iterative design processes and by discovering game systems in everyday life.
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/sarah-zaidan-female-superhero-through-digital-gaming/
LOCATION:MIT Building 4\, Room 231\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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SUMMARY:Syria and the Right to the Image
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URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/syria-and-the-right-to-the-image/
LOCATION:MIT Building 32 (Stata Center)\, Room 141\, 32 Vassar Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151022T170000
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SUMMARY:From Firing Line to The O’Reilly Factor
DESCRIPTION:Heather Hendershot\nWilliam F. Buckley’s public affairs program Firing Line (PBS\, 1966–1999) offered a space for no-holds-barred\, honest intellectual combat at its finest. The conservative Buckley hoped to convert viewers\, but there was more to it than that. You could actually learn about other points of view\, and thereby become a better liberal or a better conservative from watching the show. There is simply no equivalent on TV today. Conservatives have Fox News\, liberals have MSNBC\, and in more neutral territory we find C-SPAN. Overall\, politically oriented broadcasting has become a vast echo chamber (especially on talk radio)\, with many tuning in largely to have their views confirmed—and to hear the other side vilified. What happened? How did we get from Firing Line to The O’Reilly Factor? And how can we possibly fix things? Hendershot’s talk will provide the historical\, regulatory\, and political context we need in order to begin to address these very difficult questions.  \nHeather Hendershot is a professor of film and media in CMS/W. Her book on Firing Line is forthcoming in the summer of 2016.
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/heather-hendershot-firing-line-to-oreilly-factor/
LOCATION:MIT Building 4\, Room 231\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151029T170000
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SUMMARY:Global Internet Development Viewed Through the Net Vitality Lens
DESCRIPTION:Stuart N. Brotman\nNet Vitality is a new analytic approach to examine ways to sustain long-term Internet vibrancy\, both in the United States and around the world\, and helps inform future government policies that impact the deployment and adoption of broadband technologies.  Unlike other comparative studies that rank countries quantitatively based on a simplistic assessment of broadband speeds\, Stuart N. Brotman’s Net Vitality Index\, released earlier this year\, also measures countries qualitatively to determine how well they are performing in a global competitive environment\, gauging the true vitality of a country’s Internet ecosystem. \nBased on five years of research\, the Net Vitality Index is the first holistic analysis of the global broadband Internet ecosystem\, identifying the United States\, South Korea\, Japan\, the United Kingdom\, and France as the top-tier leaders. Unlike the one-dimensional rankings that serve as the basis of most broadband comparative studies\, Brotman’s composite metric takes into account 52 factors developed independently to evaluate countries on an apples-to-apples basis. Overarching categories assessed encompass applications\, devices\, networks\, and macroeconomic factors. \nBrotman is a faculty member at Harvard Law School and a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Center for Technology Innovation at The Brookings Institution in Washington\, DC.
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/stuart-brotman-global-internet-development-net-vitality/
LOCATION:MIT Building 4\, Room 231\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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