IAP 2018 Activities by Sponsor - Media Arts and Sciences

Joe Paradiso, Alexander W. Dreyfoos Prof. in Media Arts & Sciences

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None

Although ‘Prog’ (a.k.a. Progressive) Rock is strongly associated with the iconic British arena bands of the early/mid 1970s, it’s become a thriving international musical phenomenon.  Over the past decades, it has cross-fertilized with many different kinds of music (drawing from classical, jazz, academic, and world music at least as much as rock) and spawned many subgenres, including Rock-in-Opposition, Canterbury, Zeuhl, Space Rock, Krautrock, Symphonic Prog, Mathrock, etc.  In most of its forms, Prog is often known for the extreme virtuosity of its musicians, the complexity of its compositions, quirky and dynamic meters, the use of groundbreaking studio techniques, and the edgy timbres and sounds of its instruments.  Although mostly veiled in cultural obscurity, Prog Rock is now a worldwide phenomenon, with avid musicians, fans, and scenes active in every populated continent.  The Prog scene isn’t ‘retro’ - it works as a musical laboratory that hatches bold new musical ideas that diffuse into the mainstream often many years later  In this lunchtime IAP seminar, I will provide a ‘tasting tour’ through Prog Rock, introducing some of its most fundamental and vital bands while emphasizing, exploring, and celebrating this edgy music as we sample needledrops from essentially every subgenre of Prog hailing from all corners of the globe.  Further info will be posted at http://prog.media.mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences, Music and Theater Arts
Contact: Joseph Paradiso, E14-548P, 617 253-8988, JOEP@MEDIA.MIT.EDU

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An Introduction to Prog Rock

	Jan/10	Wed	12:00PM-01:30PM	E15-341
	Jan/12	Fri	12:00PM-01:30PM	E15-341
	Jan/17	Wed	12:00PM-01:30PM	E15-341
	Jan/18	Thu	12:00PM-01:30PM	E15-341
	Jan/19	Fri	12:00PM-01:30PM	E15-341
	Jan/24	Wed	12:00PM-01:30PM	E15-341
	Jan/26	Fri	12:00PM-01:30PM	E15-341
	Jan/31	Wed	12:00PM-01:30PM	E15-341
	Feb/02	Fri	12:00PM-01:30PM	E15-341

1: Intro - Prog's genesis in psychedelia, classic prog, etc.

2; Canterbury

3: Rock in Opposition

4: Zeuhl

5: Space Rock and Neopsychedelia

6: French & Quebecois Prog

7: Rock Progressivo Italiano

8: Germany, Berlin, and Krautrock (perhaps some Scandinavia too)

9: Japanese Prog

Joe Paradiso - Alexander W. Dreyfoos Prof. in Media Arts & Sciences

Dazza Greenwood, JD, Visiting Scientist, MIT Media Lab

Enrollment: Request Signup at https://law.mit.edu/learning
Sign-up by 12/08
Limited to 150 participants
Attendance: Participants may miss sessions by prior arrangement.
Prereq: N/A

This course provides a conceptual overview and hands-on projects for understanding and solving legal use cases with data analytics, blockchain and other cryptosystems and a special module on rapid design solutions to the MITLegalForum.org Smart City Challenge. The course includes seminar style lecture/discussion sessions and hands-on, experiential learning through team projects. The course covers:

Legal Analytics, including 1) AI/Machine Learning for solving legal use cases; and 2) Using data-driven visualization including AR for display and interaction with models of complex legal and financial relationships and contexts.

Digital Assets, including: 1) Ownership rights, valuation and provenance of digital property; and 2) Storage and exchange of digital property with electronic contracts, automated transactions and autonomous agents

Digital Identity, including: 1) Technology and architecture for autonomy and control of self-sourced digital identity and personal data; and 2) Using individual identity for valid, verifiable login to apps or services and for providing legal acknowledgement, assent or authorization.

Digital Contracts, including 1) Integrating ordinary digital contracts and blockchain "smart contracts" in automated transactions by individuals or businesses; and 2) Standard open-web stack design patterns for executing multiple digital signatures and electronic notarization on digital legal contracts.

For more info, see: law.MIT.edu/learning

Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: Dazza Greenwood, E15-449, 617.500.3644, DAZZA@MEDIA.MIT.EDU

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Course Session

	Jan/16	Tue	02:00PM-04:00PM	Online, Use your laptop and smartphone
	Jan/17	Wed	02:00PM-04:00PM	Online, Use your laptop and smartphone
	Jan/18	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	Online, Use your laptop and smartphone

These sessions will take place online.  Registered participants will receive connection information. A mix of in-person and online office hours will be available for discussion of class topics and student projects upon request and by appointment before or after class sessions.

Dazza Greenwood, JD - Visiting Scientist, MIT Media Lab