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Media in Cultural Context

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States21L.715
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2015English
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This seminar is about the pleasures and power of reading. From the Sumerian clay tablets of more than four millenia ago through the spectacular emergence of the electronic text, the written word—in all its forms—has captivated the human mind, embodied our insights into the world around us, and made enduring our most profound artistic creations and scientific discoveries.

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