May 2: Zach Yost, “Speculative Recreations: A.K. Dewdney’s Media Experiments in Science Education”

“Speculative Recreations: A.K. Dewdney’s Media Experiments in Science Education” Zach Yost, PhD Candidate, Cinema & Media Studies, University of Chicago May 2nd, 11:00–12:30, Cobb 311   Please join us on Friday, May 2nd, for our second Mass Culture workshop of the spring quarter.   Zach Yost – Speculative Recreations: A.K. Dewdney’s Media Experiments in Science […]

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April 18: Cassandra Guan, “No Way Home: Primitive Accumulation in the Field of Vision”

  “No Way Home: Primitive Accumulation in the Field of Vision” Cassandra Guan (Assistant Professor, Cinema & Media Studies, University of Chicago) Respondent: Rochona Majumdar (Professor, Cinema & Media Studies, University of Chicago) April 18, 2025, 11:00–12:30; Cobb 311   Please join us on Friday, April 18th, for our first Mass Culture workshop of spring […]

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March 12: Josh Shepperd, “Predicative Production Cultures: The Tempering of Chance in Research and Development, 1936-1940”

“Predicative Production Cultures: The Tempering of Chance in Research and Development, 1936-1940” Josh Shepperd, Associate Professor, Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder March 12th, 3:30-5:00 pm, Cobb 311   In association with the Music & Sound Workshop and Digital Media Workshop, we are pleased to present our final Mass Culture workshop of winter quarter. Please […]

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February 28: Allison Kanter, “Identity, Contamination, and Mortality in Todd Field’s Tár”

“Identity, Contamination, and Mortality in Todd Field’s Tár” Allison Kanter, MAPH Student, University of Chicago Respondent: Desiree Foerster, Senior Research Associate, Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago February 28th, 11:00–12:30, Cobb 311   Please join us on Friday, February 28th, for our third Mass Culture workshop of winter quarter.   Allison Kanter Mass Culture […]

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February 14: Wolfgang Boehm, “Photographic Counterfeiting, Cinema, and the Tactility of Money”

“Photographic Counterfeiting, Cinema, and the Tactility of Money” Wolfgang Boehm, PhD Candidate, Cinema & Media Studies, University of Chicago Respondent: Cassandra Guan, Assistant Professor, Cinema & Media Studies, University of Chicago February 14th, 11:00–12:30, Cobb 311   Please join us on Friday, February 14th, for our second Mass Culture workshop of winter quarter.   Wolfgang […]

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January 31: Daniel Morgan, “Robert Bresson’s Trilogy of Despair”

“Robert Bresson’s Trilogy of Despair” Daniel Morgan, Professor, Cinema & Media Studies, University of Chicago January 31st, 11:00–12:30, Cobb 311   Please join us on Friday, January 31st, for our first Mass Culture workshop of winter quarter.   Daniel Morgan – Robert Bresson’s Trilogy of Despair The paper password is provided through the Mass Culture […]

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