MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing

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Bernard Geoghegan, “Learning to Code: From Information Theory to French Theory”

How and why, in the latter half of the twentieth century, did informatic theories of “code” developed around cybernetics and information theory take root in research settings as varied as Palo Alto family therapy, Parisian semiotics, and new-fangled cultural theories ascendant at ... Show more

. 1h 18min

Francesca Bolla Tripodi, “The Propagandists’ Playbook”

The Propagandists’ Playbook: How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy peels back the layers of the right-wing media manipulation machine to reveal why its strategies are so effective and pervasive, while also humanizing the people whose worldviews and medi ... Show more

. 52min 37sec

Lupe Fiasco presents “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction”

An exploration into the underlying fundamental functions, structures, and principles of rap. Open to the public, the talk was hosted at MIT on November 30, 2022. Wasalu Jaco, professionally known as Lupe Fiasco, is a Chicago-born, Grammy award-winning American rapper, record prod ... Show more

. 1h 29min

Resilient Witnessing In The Face Of Human Rights Abuses, Distrust, And Deepfakes

Sam Gregory is Director of Programs, Strategy & Innovation at WITNESS, which helps people use video and technology to protect human rights; studies relationship between emergent technologies, disinformation, media manipulation, & authoritarianism.

. 1h 3min

The Forensic Citizen Learning From The Past, Preparing For The Future

William Uricchio is Professor of Comparative Media Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and founder of the MIT Open Documentary Lab, which brings together storytellers, technologists, and scholars to experiment with new documentary.

. 1h 6min