To mark the launch of the graduate program in Comparative Media Studies, this conference examines our emerging computer culture in the perspective of ancestor technologies and older media.   agenda  abstracts  speakers  registration   Check-in to get name tags and programs: friday Bldg. 34 Lobby 50 Vassar Street saturday and sunday Bldg. E51 Lobby 70 Memorial Drive

Plenary Conversations: Childhood in a Mediated Culture fri. oct 8, 3 - 5 pm Democracy and New Media fri. oct 8, 8 - 10 pm Aesthetics of Transition sat. oct 9, 4 - 6 pm All held in Bldg. 34, Rm. 101   Is the web democratic? join the dialogue