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Igor Vamos, associate professor of electronic media and culture jammer-- along with Andy Bichlbaum--has premiered their new movie, THE YES MEN.  FIX THE WORLD and received media attention for holding a faux news conference on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 

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Departments

The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Rensselaer is home to five unique, interdisciplinary academic departments. Learn more by following the links below.

Arts Department Arts
Dedicated to practice, production, and theory in a uniquely situated technological environment...
   
Cognitive Science Department Cognitive Science
Examining how the mind/brain is structured, how it may be understood, and how it can be represented and simulated...
   
Economics Department Economics
In today’s global economy, we must know the mechanics of local solutions and the realities of a globally interdependent economic, social and ecological future.
   
 Language, Literature, and Communication Department Language, Literature, and Communication
Emphasizing those communication processes involved in the creation of meaning in all media...
   
Science and Technology Studies Department Science and Technology Studies
Striving to understand and influence how science and technology shape society, and how in turn society shapes science and technology.