Category Archives: brown university

the problem of physical reality in the age of the iphone

by zcm Posted on May 4, 2010

the divide between physical reality and the “second,” virtual reality of cyberspace has been overexposed and polarized, constantly imagining the 21st century citizen at first one end of the spectrum and then dramatically shifted to the other. but this is … Continue reading →

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against the tyranny of the unpaid internship

by zcm Posted on April 1, 2010

Dear employers of the world, Stop cheaping out on the young ambitious people of the world by offering only “unpaid internships.” It’s class warfare anyway you cut it, and unless you are quite literally a mom and pop establishment, I … Continue reading →

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a media humanist’s manifesto

by zcm Posted on February 14, 2010

we are tired of division: media, culture, society, law, meaning, humanity, and so on. these are interconnected terms, defined by one another. they must be re-united. explication has been held prisoner by written language for too long. as if we … Continue reading →

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the browser’s frieze

by zcm Posted on November 3, 2009

over the summer, i got a chance to see gustav klimt’s beethoven frieze nestled in the basement of the architecturally stunning (but otherwise uninteresting) secession building. having had no idea before of the mere existence of the beethoven frieze i … Continue reading →

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brown lax on espn, an exciting way to start the day

by zcm Posted on May 9, 2009

i hated lacrosse in high school, but its become a lot more fun in college. maybe its because i no longer have to deal with the lacrosse players (who were the reason i disliked the sport) or maybe its because … Continue reading →

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franz ferdinand @ lupos

by zcm Posted on May 9, 2009

there were no less than five encores at the franz ferdinand concert last concert night. each built on the energy of preceeding encore, and each song somehow bringing the energy of the show even higher than it had been before. … Continue reading →

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i, am an enchanter

by zcm Posted on April 2, 2009

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This Week In Film Theory: Sergei Eisenstein

by zcm Posted on March 20, 2009

i’ve been taking an outstanding film theory class with phil rosen this semester. rosen, it tuns out, is kind of the reigning critical perspective on the authors we are reading: eisenstein, bazin, munsterberg, etc. a couple of weeks ago, in … Continue reading →

Posted in brown university, Culture, culture studies, film, media, semiotics | Tagged aesthetics, eisenstein, soviet, theory | 2 Comments

Carnaval Cinematica: Between Film Festivals

by zcm Posted on February 26, 2009

it has been an incredibly rich semester for film at brown. in addition to providence’s beloved french film festival (run by richard manning and the amazing people over at the mcm department) there has also been an israeli film festival, … Continue reading →

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completed: my massive study of the door knocker

by zcm Posted on December 17, 2008

last friday, after drinks at the gcb (to celebrate), i put the finishing touches on my door knocker project. this project represented the final (and only assignment) for a wonderful course i took this semester called 13 things. frankly, i … Continue reading →

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