Below is a list of resources compiled by current Literature@MIT Faculty and Staff, including faculty favorites, tips and resources on how to take advantage of the many amazing opportunities Cambridge and MIT have to offer!
Library & Bookstore Resources
Get library privileges @ Harvard
MIT Press Bookstore is worth regular visits for all things film/media/art/design/cult studies/theory; they have remaindered, slightly dented, completely delightfully discounted books, in addition to exquisitely expensive new runs. Always worth stopping in (right next to the Kendall MBTA stop).
Events & Programs
MIT Lists for talks/series/performances: ACT, CMS/W, AMS, WGS, MIT Music/Theater
MIT Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies (GCWS)
Harvard History of the Book Series & Events
Harvard Hutchins Center for African & African American Research
Harvard Mahindra Humanities Center
Local Fun!
Lit Tea – Every Monday from 4:15-5:45PM 14N-417
MIT’s Institute Community & Equity Office (ICEO) Events Calendar
MITAC – Discounted tickets to the MIT community for local arts and culture, sporting events, & family activities
Looking for an interview outfit or a Halloween costume on the cheap? Visit The Garment District!
Want to meet, drink with, or hang out with other MIT graduate students? Check out The Muddy Charles Pub!
Kendall Square Cinema for indie/art house fare
Boston Common Loews for all things explosive/popular
Harvard Film Archive for film festivals, interesting and unknown works, free screenings of classics
