MATTEO BITTANTI

CFP: MACHINIMA, THE STATE OF THE ART (DEADLINE: APRIL 15 2020)

The 2020 edition of the MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL will be followed by the release of a printed bilingual (English and Italian) publication later this year featuring critical contributions on the state of machinima. The book/catalog will be edited by Matteo Bittanti and Gemma Fantacci. Contributors do not necessarily need to... Read more →

CFP: BOOK REVIEWS AND BEYOND (DEADLINE: MARCH 1 2020)

Book Reviews and Beyond. The Transformations of Literature and Art Criticism in Periodicals Between the 18th and the 21st Centuries 1st International Conference Università IULM – Milan, Italy June 03-05 2020 Although unquestionably all-pervasive within the history of modern and contemporary press, the ‘review form’ has been to present an... Read more →

EVENT: JUSSI PARIKKA IN MILAN (NOVEMBER 25 2019, IULM, MILAN)

Phd in Visual and Media Studies, IULM University Jussi Parikka (University of Southampton) 25 novembre ore 11.00 aula 133 Media Archaeology: From Theory to Practice, Archive to Lab This talk will introduce media archaeology and address this set of concepts and methods as a “traveling discipline”. Media archaeology has not... Read more →

BOOK: HANGING OUT, MESSING AROUND, AND GEEKING OUT, 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY (2009-2019)

I can't believe it's been a decade already! MIT Press ha released the tenth anniversary edition of Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out, 10e. Kids Living and Learning with New Media, "a foundational text in digital media and learning, examining new media practices that range from podcasting to online... Read more →

BOOK: INTERARTES. DIEGESI MIGRANTI (OCTOBER 16 2019, MILAN, ITALY)

Mimesis Edizioni ha dato alle stampe l'antologia di saggi InterArtes curata da Laura Brignoli. Frutto di una ricerca finanziata dall'Università IULM di Milano sul tema della transmedialità, InterArtes propone una serie di studi che indagano da un punto di vista testuale, socio-culturale, enciclopedico, editoriale, economico-produttivo, il reimpiego consapevole di tematiche... Read more →