Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Launches Digital Publications Series

Posted February 2, 2016

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is pleased to announce the launch of The Leading Edge Digital Publications Series.

In its inaugural form, the series is designed to showcase signature examples of the innovative research at Georgia Tech at the intersection of the humanities, social sciences, and technology. The goal is to spotlight original exemplary pieces in a digital format as an illustration of some of our most robust, innovative, and cutting edge projects, public programs, and perspectives. The series provides the college the opportunity to demonstrate through multiple genres (books, essays, white papers, research reports, briefings, etc.) innovative approaches to the liberal arts at work in research and practice. The Leading Edge Digital Publications Series can be accessed with the following URL:

http://leading-edge.iac.gatech.edu/

The inaugural contributions to the series have been collected from major college projects that were developed over the past two years in relation to some of our more public-facing initiatives. They include:

- Humanistic Perspectives (Atlanta, Ivan Allen College/School of Literature, Media, and Communication: Leading Edge Publications: No. 1, 2014), a collection of essays edited by Richard Utz and all written by faculty in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication and others at Georgia Tech.

- Mapping Place: Africa Beyond Africa (Atlanta, Ivan Allen College: Leading Edge Publications: No. 2, 2014), the catalog prepared for an exhibition curated by Yves Abrioux, Kenneth J. Knoespel, and Teri Williams at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking (winter - spring 2014). The exhibition was mounted in conjunction with Kongo across the Waters, an exhibition supported by Ivan Allen College at the Carter Center (spring - summer 2014). Kongo across the Waters was curated by the Royal Museum for Central Africa and the Samuel P. Harn Museum at the University of Florida.

- Selected Proceedings from the International Conference: Africa beyond Africa: The Future of Cultural, Social and Scientific Research (Atlanta: Ivan Allen College: Leading Edge Publications, No. 3, 2016). The conference was held at Georgia Tech in May 2014. The collection includes essays by Johnnetta B. Cole, director of African Art, Smithsonian Institution; Guido Gryseels, Director General, Royal Museum for Central Africa; Tine Huyse, Department of Biology, Royal Museum for Central Africa; Evans Harrell, School of Mathematics, Georgia.

Upon the recommendation of the Ivan Allen College Leadership Group (comprised of school chairs and assistant and associate deans of the college) and based on the review of the Dean, additional items that showcase innovation from the Ivan Allen College will be added to the series. Send comments or questions to: Dean Jacqueline J. Royster (jacqueline.royster@iac.gatech.edu), who is serving as the general editor of the series.