Movable Type's Interdisciplinary Media Conference

The U.Va. Undergraduate Media Studies Journal Movable Type invites you to an interdisciplinary media conference in celebration of the launch of its third online edition! The conference will feature "flash presentations"—lasting no more than fifteen minutes—of academic papers, creative work, and current research by various U.Va. students and faculty, followed by panel discussions of those topics. A reception will follow in the Nau Hall Commons area. The event is free and open to the public.

April 25, 2011

6:30-8:30 PM

Nau Hall Room 101

http://www.movabletypemedia.com/

The Googlizaton of Everything

Prof. Siva Vaidhyanathan discusses his new book The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry) with BookTV. The interview was taped during the Virginia Festival of the Book March 18, 2011. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298562-7

Apply to the Media Studies Major

The deadline for 2nd-years to apply to the Media Studies Major is March 18, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.
To apply, follow these steps:

1. Go to the UVaCollab Gateway page, http://collab.virginia.edu
2. Click the UVa Login button found in the upper right hand corner of the page
3. Login using your Netbadge Authentication information
4. Click the Membership link found in the left hand menu of your My Workspace tab
5. Click the Joinable Sites link found towards the top of the page
6. On this page, in the top right corner you will see a search option. Key in Major and click the Search button. This will display a list of all joinable sites with the word, "Major" in the title.
7. Locate the Major Application page and click the Join link under the site title
8. Look to the top of your screen and you should now have a tab (or under My Active Sites) for Major Application
9. Click Tests & Quizzes and complete the Media Studies Major Application

Questions? Email mediastudies@virginia.edu