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Carolyn Kaneauthor and professorMA, Media StudiesCarolyn L. Kane is the author of the award-winning book, Chromatic Algorithms: Synthetic Color, Computer Art, and Aesthetics after Code (University of Chicago Press 2014). Dr. Kane completed her M.A. Media Studies at The New School University; earned her Ph.D. in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University (2011); and was awarded the Nancy L. Buc Postdoctoral Fellow in “Aesthetics and the Question of Beauty” at Brown University in 2014-2015. She was also on the Faculty of the Film and Media Department at Hunter College in the City University of New York (2011-2014) and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Communication and Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her published work has appeared in the Harvard Design Magazine, e-flux, Leonardo, History of Photography, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Journal of Visual Culture, New Media and Society, Theory, Culture & Society, Third Text, Journal of the International Colour Association, and Visual Communication. Dr. Kane’s book project, Precarious Beauty: Glitch, Noise, and Aesthetic Failure analyzes the popularity of glitch and failure in the historical present and is forthcoming from the University of Chicago Press. Her current research project, “Electrographic Architecture: Color and the Development of the Urban Surround, 1910-2010,” investigates the critical role of color in the development of urban aesthetics in international contexts. http://procom.ryerson.ca/people/carolyn-kane http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo14526320.html
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The MA in Media Studies gives students experience in creative media making, critical analysis, and entrepreneurialism. The Media Management MS offers the practical experience you need to succeed in today's media industries. The Documentary Studies Certificate program provides an opportunity to study documentary filmmaking in a small, tightly focused program. The Media Management Certificate Program provides a strong foundation of management principles and leadership skills to find work in the ever-changing global media landscape.
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Over three evenings, short documentaries made by students in the Documentary Media Studies graduate certificate program are screened for the public. The films are the products of a year of study in documentary production, history and theory. The program has just completed its tenth year.
This annual event features film and video works produced by students taking graduate, undergraduate, and certificate classes in the School of Media Studies. Finalists are selected by an external jury of film professionals.
New School graduate students exhibit and discuss their works-in-progress in this popular monthly media workshop and screening series. Presenting students receive constructive feedback on their film, video, and audio work.
Mixed Messages is an annual exhibition showcasing outstanding creative work by graduate students in the School of Media Studies. Selected by a panel of distinguished jurors, projects include installations, interactive experiences, Web-based projects, and works on paper.
Kinoscope is a screening series designed to foster dialogue about film as cinematic art. Kinoscope events include discussion and analysis at the end of each program. Kinoscope’s mission is to enhance the awareness and understanding of the film and filmmaking process by screening a wide variety of national and international films.
Immediacy is a student-centered online journal produced by the School of Media Studies that provides a space for fresh approaches and perspectives on the understanding of media.