For information regarding Course 21f UROP Opportunities, please see the UROP Coordinator or check the UROP Project Openings page.
Once you've found your UROP, follow all UROP application proceduresfor pay or credit. For information on special funding that may pertain to your research see the "Awards & Funds" section of this site.
Prof. Ian Condry, 14N-314, 2-2709, condry@mit.edu
The Soul of Anime: Collaborative Creativity and Japan's Media Success Story. This project examines Japanese animated films and TV shows as a case study in global media and culture, by exploring the links between creative production, digital technology, fan activities, and business practices. Based on fieldwork in Japan and the US as well as archival and online research, I am interested in what the success of this non-Western media form can tell us about current issues related to culture industries, online "piracy," and international soft power.
- Prof. Elizabeth Garrels, 14N-323, x3-9688, egarrels@mit.edu
- Research on 19th-century Argentine writer and politician Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888). Involves his literary and journalistic production between 1840 and 1855, years which the author spent largely in exile in neighboring Chile. Looks comparatively at the projects of nation building in both countries at the time, as well as the development of social and cultural institutions in their respective capitals and in other urban centers. Work is multidisciplinary, and covers literature, fine arts, popular culture, history, and urbanization. Student must have advanced reading knowledge of both Spanish and English.
- Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa, 14N-303, x3-6346, miyagawa@mit.edu
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Building a Global Virtual Community of Japanese Specialists. This project uses the tools of networking (Internet, WWW, ftp, etc.) to collect and disseminate information for Japanese specialists around the world. The core of the database pertains to Japanese language and culture education. We are developing software to allow users to easily browse through the large database in both alphabetic and non-alphabetic scripts. Please see JP Net for more information.
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Margery Resnick, 14N-333, x3-5277, resnick@mit.edu
- Jane Dunphy and Margery Resnick; New UROP project available: Assistance with research and materials development for an interdisciplinary course on Globalization that emphasizes the impact of globalization on cultural identity, language, the media and creative arts. Research will include development of bibliographical resources, research and evaluation of web-based materials, and assisting with the organizational challenges presented by this new subject to be offered in Fall 08.
Prof. Emma Teng, 14N-421, x3-4536, eteng@mit.edu
The 'Eurasian' as a figure of East-West Hybridity in Chinese and American Culture: 1840 to 1940. The project is a comparative study of Chinese and American representations of the Eurasian as a biracial subject from 1840 to 1940. The project will examine various fields of representations including; literature, film, racial theory, law and the census.
Prof. Jing Wang, 14N-311, x3-4859, jing@mit.edu
Understanding the cultural and policy issues affecting contemporary China in particular advertising, new media, consumer and popular culture. Looks at the interplay between intellectual property rights policy and Creative Commons open-content movement in China and other Asian developing countries. Please visit MIT International Committee of Critical Policy Studies of China.
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