MIT Graduate Program in Comparative Media Studies

Studying Media and Making Media

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Registration now open for Futures of Entertainment 4

This year’s conference is November 20 and 21 here at MIT:

Futures of Entertainment 4

Convergence has moved swiftly from buzzword to industry logic. The creation of transmedia storyworlds, understanding how to appeal to migratory audiences, and the production of digital extensions for traditional materials are becoming the bread and butter of working in the media. Futures of Entertainment 4 once again brings together key industry leaders who are shaping these new directions in our culture and academic scholars immersed in the investigation the social, cultural, political, economic, and technological implications of these changes in our media landscape.

Confirmed speakers include Frank Rose of Wired, Andrew Slack of the Harry Potter Alliance, Stephen Duncombe author of Dream: Re-Imagining Progressive Politics in the Age of Fantasy, and many more.

Register today! http://convergenceculture.org/futuresofentertainment/2009/?page_id=6

About Andrew Whitacre

Andrew directs the communications efforts for CMS/W and its research groups. A native of Washington, D.C., he holds a degree in communication from Wake Forest University, with a minor in humanities, as well as an M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College.

His work includes drawing up and executing strategic communications plans, with projects including website design, social media management and training, press outreach, product launches, fundraising campaign support, and event promotions.