Thought for food
Thought for food
Video: Melanie Gonick; still images: Heather Paxon Heather Paxson, an associate professor in MIT's Department of Anthropology, discusses what makes an artisan cheese.
Thought for food
Thought for food
The cheese aisle of your local supermarket is an unlikely place to study a classic political problem: How do we balance state power with individual freedom? But for those with a trained eye, the variety, flavors, and textures of the products available have much to tell us. Cheese, says Heather ...
The Good Side of Nightmares
The Good Side of Nightmares
The average person dreams several hundred times a week. Most are about relatives, friends, colleagues and loved ones. Most of the time, nothing special happens - and we tend to forget most dreams. However, once in a while people wake up screaming or sweating from dreams so frightening that ...
Soap Box: The Political Life of Cheese
Soap Box: The Political Life of Cheese
Heather Paxson, an associate professor in MIT's Anthropology Program, studies the people and culture behind the renaissance of artisanal cheese making in the United States.
MIT's Stefan Helmreich on his book "Alien Ocean"
MIT's Stefan Helmreich on his book "Alien Ocean"
When anthropologist Stefan Helmreich decided to study scientists who chase some of the world's smallest creatures in some of the world's most forbidding places, his research took an unexpected twist. An interview with Helmreich on why the ocean can be so "alien." View ...
Stefan Helmreich on "Alien Ocean"
MIT's Stefan Helmreich on his book "Alien Ocean"
When anthropologist Stefan Helmreich decided to study scientists who chase some of the world's smallest creatures in some of the world's most forbidding places, his research took an unexpected twist.
MIT 21A.453 Anthropology of the Middle East - Wedding Song
MIT 21A.453 Anthropology of the Middle East - Wedding Song
MIT 21A.453 Anthropology of the Middle East, Spring 2004View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21A-453S04Instructor: Susan SlyomovicsDirected and produced by: Susan Slyomovics, Amanda Dargan This film brings the viewer into a Pakistani living room in Queens, ...
MIT 21A.453 Anthropology of the Middle East - The Merchant ...
MIT 21A.453 Anthropology of the Middle East - The Merchant of Art
MIT 21A.453 Anthropology of the Middle East, Spring 2004View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21A-453S04Instructor: Susan SlyomovicsDirected and produced by: Susan SlyomovicsAwadallah Abd al-Jalil Ali is the "merchant of art," a professional epic singer. ...
John Crespi, Picturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery ...
John Crespi, Picturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery from the 1930s ...
MIT Visualizing CulturesPicturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery from the 1930s to the 1950sPresented by John Crespi, Luce Associate Professor of Chinese; Director of Asian Studies, Colgate UniversityVisualizing Cultures was launched at MIT in 2002 to ...
John Crespi, Picturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery ...
John Crespi, Picturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery from the 1930s ...
MIT Visualizing CulturesPicturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery from the 1930s to the 1950sPresented by John Crespi, Luce Associate Professor of Chinese; Director of Asian Studies, Colgate UniversityVisualizing Cultures was launched at MIT in 2002 to ...
John Crespi, Picturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery ...
John Crespi, Picturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery from the 1930s ...
MIT Visualizing CulturesPicturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery from the 1930s to the 1950sPresented by John Crespi, Luce Associate Professor of Chinese; Director of Asian Studies, Colgate UniversityVisualizing Cultures was launched at MIT in 2002 to ...
John Crespi, Picturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery ...
John Crespi, Picturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery from the 1930s ...
MIT Visualizing CulturesPicturing the Purge: Chinese Cartoon Imagery from the 1930s to the 1950sPresented by John Crespi, Luce Associate Professor of Chinese; Director of Asian Studies, Colgate UniversityVisualizing Cultures was launched at MIT in 2002 to ...
Humanities in the Digital Age
Humanities in the Digital Age
Reports of the demise of the humanities are exaggerated, suggest these panelists, but there may be reason to fear its loss of relevance.
Heather Paxson Lectures on Interview Techniques for DLab ...
Heather Paxson Lectures on Interview Techniques for DLab Students
Assoc. Prof. Heather Paxson from Anthropology provides DLab students a background on interviewing and other qualitative research techniques. Recorded December 7, 2012.
Profile: Heather Paxson
Heather Paxson - The anthropologist and the person
Associate professor of anthropology Heather Paxson, shares a little bit about herself in this short video.
Eugene McDermott Science Festival Panel
Eugene McDermott Science Festival Panel
Panel Discussion: The Science of IllusionWednesday, April 25, 2012Produced in partnership with the Cambridge Science Festival Can you imagine the science behind an invisibility cloak? What about a hovering hologram? The Science of Illusion pushes beyond the boundaries of the real and provides ...
Engaging Neighborhoods - Berliner sehen
Engaging Neighborhoods - Berliner sehen
The contemporary video core of Berliner sehen consists of 18 hours of natural conversations with Berlin residents from different social backgrounds. Spoken in authentic German, they acquaint students with the many facets of individual lives. Together with the extensive archive of texts, ...
DV Lab: Documenting Science Through Video and New Media
DV Lab: Documenting Science Through Video and New Media
21A.339J DV Lab: Documenting Science through Video and New Media (Same subject as STS.064J) 3-3-6 HASS Lec: T2-5, Lab: R2-5. An introductory exploration of documentary film theory and production, focusing on documentaries about science, engineering, and related ...
Doing Anthropology
Doing Anthropology: Thoughts on Fieldwork From Three Research Sites
Thoughts on Fieldwork From Three Research SitesCultural Anthropology is a social science that explores how people understand - and act in - the world. But what, exactly, is it that Cultural Anthropologists do? How do they approach their research? In this short film, ...
