Media and Design Studio, part of @WeinbergCollege IT Solutions, Northwestern University — Language Learning, Digital Humanities, Pedagogical Technology.

Joined October 2015
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New exhibit! Organized by a @NorthwesternU scholars/#DH collective led by @katemasur! It profiles 25 Black acvtists who challenged Illinois’ most oppressive Black law, organizing the 1st state convention in 1853. Launch event info below! coloredconventions.org/black….
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We’re proud to celebrate the launch of “Black Organizing in Pre-Civil War Illinois: Creating Community, Demanding Justice” a new web exhibit produced by Northwestern students, faculty, & staff. It joins the Colored Conventions Project @CCP_org this month. news.northwestern.edu/storie…
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Now viewable at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, CA Davis shares more on coproduction of our latest film essay “Inhuman Figures” with @NUEnglishDept prof. Michelle N Huang: web.madstudio.northwestern.e…
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"Inhuman Figures: Robots, Clones, Aliens" — our latest film essay collaboration that explores science fiction archetypes and the relationship to Asian American history — is released online this month at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. smithsonianapa.org/inhuman-f…

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.@ClassicsNU Prof. Francesca Tataranni will discuss her latest video essay, "One Dark Wall," developed in collaboration with @MADStudioNU on March 11, 4-5:30pm. Be sure to turn up your speaker volume and watch this amazing work online: web.madstudio.northwestern.e…

Francesca Tataranni & CA Davis - March 11, 4-5:30 PM CT "One Dark Wall: Waking Up to the Aeneid in 1985" RSVP to Classics@northwestern.edu for the Zoom link #IllinoisClassicsEvents #ClassicsDuringCovid #IllinoisClassicsProfessors
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Francesca Tataranni & CA Davis - March 11, 4-5:30 PM CT "One Dark Wall: Waking Up to the Aeneid in 1985" RSVP to Classics@northwestern.edu for the Zoom link #IllinoisClassicsEvents #ClassicsDuringCovid #IllinoisClassicsProfessors
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.@MLAnews has announced the @PulterProject as the winner of the twelfth Modern Language Association Prize for Collaborative, Bibliographical, or Archival Scholarship. @MADStudioNU is honored to share in this achievement and congratulates the entire project team.
14 Dec 2020
Congratulations to all of the winners of MLA publication prizes! An amazing group! mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA…
Fall 2020 Operational Updates - mailchi.mp/northwestern/news…

We're wearing masks, so we'll say it a little louder: CONGRATULATIONS Weinberg Class of 2020! You rock! #NU2020 #WCAS2020
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Interested in #digitalhumanities but not sure where to begin? Attend our informal drop-in session next Wednesday (11am-1pm) together with the @NU_LIBRARY and @KaplanHum in Kresge 2350. More info: humanities.northwestern.edu/…
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Kudos to @Apple for making so many accessibility improvements to iOS for users with color blindness and/or motion sensitivity. Digital learning materials can benefit from similar considerations and we’re striving to include them in our designs. 9to5mac.com/2019/06/05/ios-1…
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Whistles can get attention and be heard long distances, but they can also form a complex language. A few months ago, we highlighted Sfyria, from Greece, but there is also a beautiful “bird language” from Turkey. nytimes.com/2019/05/30/arts/…
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What’s the most obscure language you know? Ever heard of Booráá? Lehali? How about Mirandese? Or Tok Pisin? A new Brooklyn-based startup is trying to document every language spoken in the world. atlasobscura.com/articles/wi…
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Virtual Reality (VR) for a literature class? Why not!? Hamilton College students built detailed VR worlds based on the novels they read chronicle.com/interactives/2…
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We are less than 48hrs from kicking off #TEACHx19! Check out our @sched and choose from ~80 options to fill your day(s)... workshops, posters, presentations galore a keynote from @ruha9! teachx.northwestern.edu/prog…
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Pokémon certainly provides its share of fun and games, but is there a chance that it can also give clues to how the mind processes language? dornsife.usc.edu/news/storie…

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In 1959 C.P. Snow gave an almost famous lecture on "The Two Cultures," a divide between the humanities and the sciences. Yet, maybe things like science comedy, science fiction, science advisors for film and television show progress in the 60 years since. forbes.com/sites/evaamsen/20…

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