This is the official blog of MCS - the Media and Cinema Studies Program in the College of Communication at DePaul University (Chicago, IL). Here you will find the latest updates from our faculty members about new research and publications, conference talks, sponsored events and more.You'll also find updates from current students and alumni (including career paths, publications and media events).

Saturday 17 October 2015

MCS Hosts the Chicago Film Seminar, Thurs. Oct. 29th

The Media and Cinema Studies Program is again the proud host of the Chicago Film Seminar for 2015-16.
Please join us on Thursday, October 29th at 6:30 PM for Professor Scott Curtis (Northwestern University) as he gives a talk entitled "Experts and Their Images: Vision, Form, and the Historiography of Media Use." A response will be provided by Oliver Gaycken (University of Maryland).

The event is held held at the Loop Campus in the Daley Building at 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Room LL 102, using the State St. entrance located at 247 S. State. A reception will follow Prof. Curtis's talk.

For more information about the Chicago Film Seminar please visit their website:

http://chicagofilmseminar.blogspot.com/


Wednesday 7 October 2015

Two public talks by Prof. Paul Booth

Prof. Paul Booth will be giving two public talks between Oct. 17th-18th. The first will be held at Valor Con, a gaming convention, entitled "Board Game Renaissance." The second will be held by the Comfort Society and is on "Time Travel in the Media."

For further details, please see the links below:


Oct 17, 5pm, Board Game Renaissance (www.valorcon.com)
ValorCon!


Oct 18, 11am - Comfort Station talk on Time Travel in the Media (http://www.comfortstationlogansquare.org/events/2015/10/18/comfort-society-presents-paul-booth-on-time-travel-in-the-media)
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