People

Dr. Kurt Fendt is Principal Research Associate in Comparative Media Studies/Writing (CMS/W) and Executive Director of HyperStudio – Digital Humanities at MIT. He teaches Digital Humanities subjects in CMS/W and German Studies courses in Global Studies and Languages.

Ben Silverman is a first-year graduate student in the Comparative Media Studies Master of Science program. His research primarily concerns participatory archives, fandom, and ethnography in online communities. In the Active Archives Initiative, Ben works as a research assistant, co-developing the Idea Space project, running the Active Archives Insights newsletter (TBA), and continuing exploratory research in digital archives. Ben also studied computer music at Brown University and enjoys making music, art, and friends.