课程的期末专题是一篇20页、双倍行距的论文，题目是下列之一。在某些情况下，并得到讲师允许，这可以是不同方式或媒介演示的内容充实清晰的专题。
The final project for this class is a twenty-page, double-spaced essay on one of the topics listed below. In some cases, with the consent of the instructor, it may be possible to substitute a substantial, well-defined project prepared in a different genre or medium.

专题的目的，是让你可以广泛和综合思考这学期讨论的课堂资料，或是有深度思考一系列议题。请提交论文的书面版本，并在第九节课提交一个段落的期末专题建议。期末专题不得迟于最后一周第一天前交到讲师办公室。
The goal of the project is to allow you to think broadly and synthetically about the class material we cover this term or, alternatively, to consider one set of issues in some depth. Please submit a hard copy version of your paper. I will ask you to submit a one-paragraph proposal for your final project in class on Session 9. The final project is due in the instructor's office no later than the first day of Final week.

在第12和13节课之间和第13节课，你要在堂上陈述期末专题。陈述会记分；占总成绩10％。每个专题有30分钟讨论。你应计划演讲10-15分钟，随后与同学讨论。请尽量在许可时间内，详细和紧凑陈述你的专题。（你可能需要提前练习陈述，才不会超过10-15分钟的时限。）
The in-class presentations for your final projects will take place between Sessions 12 and 13, and on Session 13. The presentations will be graded; their evaluation will count for ten percent of your final grade, as per the syllabus. We will allot thirty minutes for the discussion of each project. You should plan to speak for 10-15 minutes, followed by discussion with your classmates. Please present your project in as detailed and coherent a fashion as possible in the time allowed. (You may wish to practice your presentation in advance, so that you do not exceed the 10-15 minute limit.)

陈述报告有两个目标。首先，这是你在准备专题时汲取班上集体智慧的机会。第二，我以为各种各样的专题，会为这学期所讨论的问题和想法提出一个颇为综合的总结。
The goals of the presentations are two-fold. First, this will be your opportunity to tap the collective wisdom of the class as you prepare your project. Second, I suspect the variety of projects will provide us with a fairly comprehensive overview of the issues and ideas we have discussed during the course of the term.

题目
Topics

• 从阅读材料和讨论中找出一些例子，把“革命”的概念看作媒体转换的组织原则来评价。你必须考虑15和16世纪的“印刷革命”，必须把它和19世纪引入电力带来的改变或今天的“数位革命”作比较。换言之，“革命” 是否可以充份解释500年前的欧洲、19世纪的世界或者今天的媒体转变？如果不行，有什么其他的媒体模型建议？
  Drawing on examples from our readings and discussions, evaluate the concept of "revolution" as an organizing principle for media transition. You must consider the "print revolution" of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and you must compare it either to the changes brought on by the introduction of electricity in the nineteenth century, or to the "digital revolution" today. In other words, does "revolution" adequately explain changes in media in Europe 500 years ago, and throughout the world in the nineteenth century or today? If not, what alternative model of media change would you propose?
  
  
• 深度思考某一节课的阅读材料，就其写一篇论文。除共同阅读资料外，你必须阅读思考至少四份补充读物。这些阅读材料是如何架构主要议问题？作家是否有一致的意见或争论？研究的未来方法是什么？（注意：不要写关于你课堂陈述那一周的阅读材料。）
  Write an essay in which you consider the readings for one class session in depth. In addition to the common readings, you must also read and consider at least four of the supplemental readings. How do the readings frame the main issues? Is there consensus or disagreement among the authors? What are the future avenues of research? (N.B.: You may not write on the readings from the week of your class presentation.)
  
  
• 在这学期的联合作业基础上，提出一个你自己设计的题目。我保留最终批准权。你可以在第九节课提交建议前咨询我。
  Propose a topic of your own devising, based on our joint work this semester. I reserve the right of final approval. You may wish to consult me about your proposal prior to submitting it on Session 9.

表现和空间：寻求“总”媒体
Representation and Space: The Quest for the "Total" Medium. (PDF) （由Marianthi Liapi提供。授权使用）
(Courtesy of Marianthi Liapi. Used with permission.)