A year after his departure for USC, Henry Jenkins returned to talk with long-time colleagues about his pioneering scholarship on digital culture.
Podcast: CMS 10th Anniversary: “William Uricchio’s Introductory Remarks”
CMS director William Uricchio discusses the history of the program, some of the challenges it has faced, as well as the unique role it has assumed at MIT and within higher education when it comes to a new vision of the humanities.
In Medias Res: The CMS 10th Anniversary
CMS emerged as a hearty repast, richer and more nutritious than we had any right to expect. It was the right program at the right time.
CMS and MIT commemorate program’s 10th anniversary with publication and symposium on April 23
To commemorate the anniversary, CMS has produced a beautiful 60-page booklet on Comparative Media Studies at MIT.
“What Is Transmedia?” A great vid from Futures of Entertainment volunteer
Many thanks to Futures of Entertainment 4 volunteer Kevin Lim, a doctoral student in Communication at the University of Buffalo, for these video interviews with CMS’s Xiaochang Li, Sheila Seles, and William Uricchio–asking the question, “What is transmedia?”
CMS announces addition of Ian Condry as program’s Associate Director
“Ian Condry’s work across a variety of media platforms (music and club scenes, anime, social networks and literature) and between cultures (particularly the US and Japan) fits CMS perfectly.”
In Medias Res, Fall 2009
As CMS moves into its 10th year, dramatic change is certainly ongoing. But that change has logic…in new faculty, new research, and our alumni network.
