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A Brief History of Stereographs and Stereoscopes
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Abstract: Examines the history of stereoscopes and stereographs, including their cultural impact and changes in technology. Provides context for resources in the Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA). Part 1 of a 4 part course called "History through the Stereoscope."
Art Frees the Soul: Sixth Street Photography Workshop
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Abstract: SPARK follows photographers from the Sixth Street Photography Workshop as they take pictures of their lives and ideas in some of San Francisco's most depressed neighborhoods. This Educator Guide is about the history of photography.
CogDogBlog
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Abstract: Welcome to CogDogBlog, Alan Levine's place to bark about cool technology, web X.0 hype, weird web sites, photography, and other targets big and small.
Composing Your Life: Exploration of Self through Visual Arts and Writing, Spring 2006
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Abstract: In this interdisciplinary seminar, we explore a variety of visual and written tools for self exploration and self expression. Through discussion, written assignments, and directed exercises, students practice utilizing a variety of media to explore and express who they are.
Documentary Photography and Photo Journalism: Still Images of A World In Motion, Spring 2002
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Abstract: Designed to increase students' understanding of, appreciation for, and ability to do documentary photography and photojournalism. Each three-hour class is divided between a discussion of issues and readings, and a group critique of students' projects. Students must have their own photographic equipment ... More »
Egypt through the Stereoscope: Stereography and Virtual Travel
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Abstract: Examines how stereographs were used as a means of virtual travel. Focuses on James Henry Breasted's "Egypt through the Stereoscope" (1905, 1908). Provides context for resources in the Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA). Part 3 of a 4 part course called "History through the Stereoscope."
Fundamentals of Computational Media Design, Spring 2003
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Abstract: Introduces principles of analysis and synthesis in the computational medium. Expressive examples that illustrate the intersection of computation with the traditional arts are developed on a weekly basis. Hands-on design exercises are continually framed and examined in the larger context of contemporary ... More »
IMAGE BANK
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Abstract: Digital images
In Respect of Nature: Roman Loranc
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Abstract: Spark visits photographer Roman Loranc as he captures arresting images of the Central Valley landscape. This Educator Guide is about photography, landscape photography and Romanticism as a creative approach in art making.
In the Mountains of New Mexico
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Abstract: At age twenty-seven, physicist Philip Morrison joined the Manhattan Project, the code name given to the U.S. government's covert effort at Los Alamos to develop the first nuclear weapon. The Manhattan Project was also the most expensive single program ever financed by public funds. In this video segment, ... More »
Introduction to Media Studies, Fall 2003
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Abstract: Offers an overview of the social, cultural, political, and economic impact of mediated communication on modern culture. Combines critical discussions with hands-on "experiments" working with different media. Media covered include radio, television, film, the printed word, and digital technologies. Topics ... More »
Introduction to Photography, Fall 2002
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Abstract: Investigates fundamental issues in photography, both analog and digital, and the nature of the photographic image as well as nontraditional ways of exploring the photographic vision. Explores relationship of image to language as well as the issues of meaning, interpretation, and their relationship to ... More »
Introductory MIT Courses, Media, Music and The Arts
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Abstract: Selection of courses to explore Media, Music and The Arts at MIT.
Knowledge in Action, Write Better
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Abstract: Materials emphasizing ways to improve writing skills.
Literary Interpretation: Literature and Photography: The Image, Fall 2005
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Abstract: Introduces practice and theory of literary criticism. Seminar focuses on topics such as the history of critical methods and techniques, and the continuity of certain subjects in literary history. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Topic: Theory and Use of Figurative Language.
Media in Transition, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Centers on historical eras in which the form and function of media technologies were radically transformed. Includes consideration of the "Gutenberg Revolution," the rise of modern mass media, and the "digital revolution," among other case studies of media transformation and cultural change. Readings ... More »
Modern Art and Mass Culture, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Examines significant episodes in the history of modern art from the end of the enlightenment to the early twentieth-century in relation to emerging visual technologies (lithography, photography, the poster, photomontage), urban audiences, and consumer culture. Major artistic movements (Romanticism, Realism, ... More »
Mr. Secretary
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Abstract: Dean Rusk-the sole cabinet member addressed by President John F. Kennedy as 'Mr. Secretary'-was the second-longest-serving secretary of state: his service spanned the Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations, from 1961 to 1969. This video segment illustrates Rusk and Kennedy's close relationship ... More »
New American Landscape: Trevor Paglen
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Abstract: Trevor Paglen creatively explores the intersection of Conceptual art, geography, and activism, including his "limit photography" documenting restricted military bases and testing facilities. This Educator Guide is addresses activist art through Paglens work.
Numeric Photography, Fall 1998
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Abstract: The aim of the students from the Numeric Photography class at the MIT Media Laboratory was to present an exhibition of digital artworks which blend photography and computation, in the context of scene-capture, image-play, and interaction. Equipped with low-end digital cameras, students created weekly ... More »