Published on May 4th, 2018Written by Ángel R. Rodríguez* In my opinion, Black Panther and the cultural invention of Vibranium is the imperfect exposure to the perfect leap-frog narrative from Africa. But, I would also like to think here about Africa in its totality, and prefer a different animal because […]
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Published on April 17th, 2018A blog post by Matt Graydon, Graduate Student Every year, the satellite industry comes together for a major conference and trade exhibition where the latest trends and technologies shaping the field are promoted, discussed and debated. Over the course of four days, the vast Walter E. […]
Published on March 13th, 2018The GMTaC Lab kicked off a two-day workshop on Refugees, Media, and ICTs on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 21. The purpose of the workshop was to bring a small group of researchers together to present work-in-progress or recently published articles related to refugees, media, and […]
Published on November 20th, 2017We look at the research work of Graduate RA student, Matt Graydon. In 1990, a company called Teledesic launched with the ambitious goal of providing global high-speed internet access through a constellation of nearly 300 satellites in low earth orbit. With its promise of a worldwide […]
Published on November 15th, 2017We look at the research work of Graduate RA student, Annis R. Sands. During my first semester as a Research Assistant with the Global Media Technologies and Cultures Lab I conducted secondary research on Tanzanian media culture in connection with a lab project. Using MIT’s Library […]
Published on November 9th, 2017We look at the thesis work of Graduate RA student, Vicky Zeamer. I am exploring the interplay between ICTs and fine dining in the US & Europe. In particular, I am looking at how ICTs mediate creators (chefs) and consumers/also media producers (diners) relationship with food. […]