Film and Media

Ambient Media Japanese Atmospheres of Self Paul Roquet 2016 Spring

How atmospheric media have come to shape urban Japan

Computing as Writing Daniel Punday 2015 Fall

If we consider e-book authors to be writers, should we think of e-book programmers as writers, too?

Dead Matter The Meaning of Iconic Corpses Margaret Schwartz 2015 Fall

A corpse is much more than a dead body

Illegal Literature Toward a Disruptive Creativity David S. Roh 2015 Fall

“Illegal” publications have real value for society and culture

Berlin Replayed Cinema and Urban Nostalgia in the Postwall Era Brigitta B. Wagner 2016 Spring

How film has helped Berlin reinvent itself by creating nostalgia for its better pasts

Mechademia 10 World Renewal Frenchy Lunning, Editor 2015 Fall

The ongoing effects of 3/11 in Japan through anime and manga

Our Own Image A Story of a Māori Filmmaker Barry Barclay 2015 Fall

An insightful look at the introduction of Fourth Cinema into the mainstream

How to Talk about Videogames Ian Bogost 2015 Fall

A fond look at the preposterous—and yet essential—pursuit of games criticism

Early Blues The First Stars of Blues Guitar Jas Obrecht 2015 Fall

The history of early blues guitar, with portraits of its pioneers and first stars

Simultaneous Worlds Global Science Fiction Cinema Jennifer L. Feeley and Sarah Ann Wells, Editors 2015 Fall

Reframes science fiction cinema as a global genre

Awakening the Eye Robert Frank’s American Cinema George Kouvaros 2015 Fall

A long overdue critical study of the work of a legendary American photographer and filmmaker

A Geology of Media Jussi Parikka 2015 Spring

A sweeping new ecological take on technology

Fiery Cinema The Emergence of an Affective Medium in China, 1915–1945 Weihong Bao 2015 Spring

Examines media spectatorship and affect through the unique case of modern China

Players and Their Pets Gaming Communities from Beta to Sunset Mia Consalvo and Jason Begy 2015 Spring

An unprecedented look at the lifespan of an online game that went against the grain

Deep Mapping the Media City Shannon Mattern 2015 Spring

Examines the material spaces in which our networks entangle themselves

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