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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 procedures for 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
Anime Revolution: The Making of 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-232, 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.
- Prof.
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
On professional leave-Fall 2008.
"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.
Prof. Wang will be on sabbatical leave in Fall 2008, and professional leave in Spring 2009.
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