Category Archives: culture studies

reviving the kino-eye

by zcm Posted on June 20, 2010

i will off to ireland it just a few days to shoot a documentary on gaelic games. the documentary is sponsored by an at&t “new media” fellowship and was organized by the watson institute at brown. i’m thrilled to be … Continue reading →

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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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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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A Playable Idea: The Critical Gamer Initiative

by zcm Posted on February 1, 2010

It has become completely impossible to ignore the massive social, economic, and cultural implications of video games. It is an industry that has outsold cinema and publishing for years. Its myths and characters have escaped consoles and computers for popular … Continue reading →

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