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• The Wisdom of Nokia's Dumbphone

  February 28, 2017

  Ian Bogost, professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, wrote “The Wisdom of Nokia's Dumbphone” for The Atlantic.

  Excerpt:

  They weighed heavy in pockets and jackets and bags, for they were thick and bulky, not lithe and narrow. Harried professionals never clutched one ostentatiously to say silently, “I’ve got better things to do than listen to this pitch or order this coffee.” Fashionable youth never dangled one nonchalantly from fingers as a flirty pique. Nothing was less sexy or less useful than a cell phone.

  How is it possible, then, that Nokia has announced an updated edition of one of its most popular phones of the early aughts, the 3310? In short, because nothing has become less sexy or less useful than a smartphone.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: The Atlantic

  

• Georgia Tech Class Uses Outkast to Teach Social Justice

  February 27, 2017

  Joycelyn Wilson, visiting professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was quoted in “Georgia Tech Class Uses Outkast to Teach Social Justice” by WXIA-TV.

  Excerpt:

  Radio meets the real world in Dr. Joycelyn Wilson's classroom.
  
  "Oh my gosh, this class has been amazing," said fourth year student Raianna Brown.
  
  The course is about going beyond the mindset of the car or the club where many typically enjoy hip-hop, to understand what these performers are saying about the lives and experiences of others.
  
  "I really love the conversations that we have," said Amidat Sonekan, a third year student. "For someone who's not really good with words, it kind of helps me find those words that help explain why hip-hop is so important."
  
  The course is called Exploring the Lyrics of Outkast and Trap Music to Explore Politics of Social Justice.  Students meets once a week for three hours, listening to music, breaking down lyrics and engaging in discussions about the meanings behind the beats.

  For the full article, read here.

   

  Published in: WXIA-TV

  

• Aliens as Immigrants: How ‘Arrival’ Became the Latest Political Sci-Fi Film

  February 24, 2017

  Jay Telotte and Lisa Yaszek, professors in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Commuincation, were quoted in “Aliens as Immigrants: How ‘Arrival’ Became the Latest Political Sci-Fi Film” by The Washington Post.

  Excerpt:

  Jay Telotte, a Georgia Tech professor who studies science fiction film and TV, says that political metaphors can be found in genre films of all sorts. In Westerns and musicals, he says, “the same thing happens — you find ways of displacing your anxieties and putting them into this other form. It’s not as threatening, and certainly it’s not as polemical.”.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: The Washington Post

  

• Review: Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction

  February 24, 2017

  Lisa Yaszek, professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Commuincation, had her new book, Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction, reviewed in “Review: Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction” by Amazing Stories.

  Excerpt:

  Sisters of Tomorrow makes it clear that not only have women been trying harder for at least forever, and particularly for the past century, they’ve actually accomplished quite a bit that we are not at all properly familiar with.

  To put a fine point on it: reading this book will force you to confront your unconscious biases head on. The first several pages of the introduction might be more appropriately titled You Had No Idea as it relentlessly catalogs the enormous accomplishments of what it describes as at least a “16th of the sf community”:

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: Amazing Stories

  

• Bogost Interviewed on Marketplace Tech

  February 24, 2017

  Ian Bogost, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was interviewed about a new website for protest-based games on the February 24, 2017 episode of Marketplace Tech for American Public Media.

  Listen to the full episode here. 

  Published in: American Public Media

  

• Two Millennials Launch Bookmobile for New Generation of Readers

  February 23, 2017

  Julia Turner, an alumna of the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture (now the School of Literature, Media, and Communication), was featured in “Two Millennials Launch Bookmobile for New Generation of Readers” by The Chicago Tribune.

  Excerpt:

  I recently met two young women who are living my dream job.

  I hate them.

  No, I do not hate Julia Turner and Christen Thompson Lain, both 27, both of North Charleston, S.C. I envy them, their youth, their promise, their drive.

  Their bookstore. 

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: Chicago Tribune

  

• Smart Mines, A Smaller Army, and the Trump Buildup That Won't Happen: Winnefeld

  February 23, 2017

  Admiral James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a distinguished professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was quoted in “Smart Mines, A Smaller Army, and the Trump Buildup That Won't Happen: Winnefeld” by Breaking Defense.

  Excerpt:

  Trump’s promised defense budget boost probably won’t materialize, the former Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs said today, so we can’t afford to grow a larger military. Instead of more ships and troops, retired Adm. James Winnefeld said in a rare public appearance, the military should prioritize investment in new ideas. His own service, for example, should overcome its post-1945 reluctance to lay mines off enemy shores and deploy networks of smart mines. The Army should cut soldiers to buy more modern equipment and stockpile a lot of it in Europe.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: Breaking Defense

  

• How a Million-Dollar Superwatch is Fighting Back Against Computing

  February 16, 2017

  Ian Bogost, professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, wrote “How a Million-Dollar Superwatch is Fighting Back Against Computing” for The Atlantic.

  Excerpt:

  At its heart, a mechanical watch is a fancy spring. A metal coil stores power when the crown is wound tight. A series of gears harnesses that energy in even increments. It spins a central wheel, whose oscillations are geared to turn the watch’s hands.

  Once gears spin, it’s possible to add more complications, as watchmakers call them. A date display, for example, can be accomplished by adding a reduction gear mechanism to cause a calendar disc to rotate every two full revolutions of the hour hand. A similar mechanism can track the phases of the moon. A more complex one, called a perpetual calendar, can account for months less than 31 days and even leap years. The more complications, the more complexity, cost, labor, value, and mechanical drama.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: The Atlantic

  

• Getting Russia Right

  February 14, 2017

  Gen. Philip Breedlove was asked by the Washington Times to share perspective on U.S. relations with Russia. Breedlove retired in 2016 from his position as the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe and Commander U.S. European Command and is distinguished professor in the Ivan Allen College Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. The article was completed prior to Russia deploying a cruise missile in violation of the 1987 arms treaty that bans land-based American and Russian intermediate-range missiles.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: Washington Times

  

• President Trump's Tough Trade Talk Concerns Georgia Manufacturers

  February 13, 2017

  Usha Nair-Reichert, associate professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Economics, was quoted in “President Trump's Tough Trade Talk Concerns Georgia Manufacturers” by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

  Excerpt:

  When it comes to ice cream, exports from Georgia have quadrupled since 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. More than one-third of the roughly $16 million in state ice cream exports went to Mexico last year.

  “There’s a sizable market to be tapped in the ice cream sector, there’s no doubt about that,” said Usha Nair-Reichert, an economist at Georgia Tech.

  She questioned pulling out of NAFTA, especially given the economic interdependence of the three countries. She also pointed out that if disagreements with Mexico cause the Peso to fall, Mexican exports become more competitive. Comments by the president since his election have been linked to fluctuations in that country’s currency.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

  

• OutKast in Class: Using Hip-Hop to Teach Social Justice

  February 7, 2017

  Joycelyn Wilson, visiting professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was interviewed in “OutKast in Class: Using Hip-Hop to Teach Social Justice,” a segement on NPR's All Things Considered.

  Excerpt:

  The Georgia Institute of Technology is known for graduating its students from nationally-ranked programs in science, technology, engineering and math.

  A new class taught by visiting professor Dr. Joyce Wilson is using hip-hop to take those students down a more creative pathway than their STEM studies to learn about issues such as race, poverty and cultural identity.

  The class is titled “Exploring the Lyrics of OutKast and Trap Music to Explore Politics of Social Justice.”

  Dr. Wilson joined me in the studio to explain why she’s teaching trap at Tech.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: NPR

  

• Thomas Lux, Esteemed Georgia Tech Teacher and Poet

  February 6, 2017

  "Thomas Lux, Esteemed Georgia Tech Teacher and Poet" by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is an appreciation piece for the late Thomas Lux, who was the Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry in the School of Literature Media, and Communication.

  Excerpt:

  Distinguished by his booming laugh, his arresting poetry readings and his passion for baseball, Bourne Professor of Poetry at Georgia Tech Thomas Lux, was a self-described “literary oddball” who threw himself into teaching while remaining a dedicated master of the craft.

  After weekly readings at Georgia Tech, “he would invite everyone who was at the reading to come to his house, and everyone would,” said Jericho Brown, associate professor of English and creative writing at Emory University. “I would say he was an idol of mine.”

  When Lux, 70, died Sunday, the internet came alive with reminiscences from those who held him and his work in high esteem.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

  

• The Value of ‘Object Lessons’ and Learning Everything About One Thing

  February 3, 2017

  Ian Bogost, professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was mentioned in “The Value of ‘Object Lessons’ and Learning Everything About One Thing” by The Chicago Tribune.

  Excerpt:

  "Object Lessons" describes themselves as "short, beautiful books," and to that, I'll say, amen. Overseen by Ian Bogost of Georgia Tech ("Play Anything") and Christopher Schaberg of Loyola University New Orleans ("The End of Airports"), the books have such scintillating titles as "Remote Control," "Shipping Container" and "Refrigerator."

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: The Chicago Tribune

  

• Making the Grade: Tech Professor Blends Music, Computer Coding

  January 31, 2017

  Brian Magerko, associate professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was mentioned in “Making the Grade: Tech Professor Blends Music, Computer Coding” by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

  Excerpt:

  The program grew out of conversations between Freeman and his EarSketch co-founder, Brian Magerko a musician and professor of digital media at Tech. “We were looking at ways to collaborate and settled on this problem of how to engage students in coding,” said Freeman. “We both saw the same thing: We use computers, but very few of us understand how they work, let alone how to control them or understand their potential.”

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

  

• Social Video Entrepreneur Zuley Clarke Selected for Startup Accelerator, Receives Initial $50K in Capital Investment

  January 23, 2017

  Zuley Clarke, an alumna (2005) of the Digital Media master's program in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was featured in “Social Video Entrepreneur Zuley Clarke Selected for Startup Accelerator, Receives Initial $50K in Capital Investment” by The St. Louis American.

  Excerpt:

  Zuley Clarke’s company Humblee is one of five women-led companies that have been selected to participate in the Spring 2017 Prosper Women Entrepreneurs (PWE) Startup Accelerator in St. Louis.

  Each company will receive an initial $50,000 capital investment and will have the opportunity for up to $100,000 in follow-on funding. Participants gain access to mentors, exposure to a network of experts and investors, and receive a customized curriculum designed to advance business growth and raise follow-on capital. More than 80 percent of previous participants have received follow-on funding.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: The St. Louis American

  

• Communicators and the State of the Net Conference, Part 3

  January 23, 2017

  Milton Mueller, professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, was featured in “Communicators and the State of the Net Conference, Part 3,” which aired on C-SPAN.

  Excerpt:

  George Sadowsky and Milton Mueller talked about issues related to internet use while attending the “State of the Net” conference at the Newseum. Topics included cybersecurity, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), internet access to nations around the world, and internet freedom and governance.

  Watch the full segment here.

  Published in: C-SPAN

  

• The Diversity Question and the Administrative Job Interview

  January 18, 2017

  Richard Utz, professor and chair of the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, wrote “The Diversity Question and the Administrative Job Interview” for the Chronicle of Higher Education.

  Excerpt:

  Search committees have a list of six to 10 usual questions they ask every candidate interviewing to be a department chair or dean. There is the icebreaker question ("What attracts you about joining us here at Prairie Home University?"), the leadership question ("How do you deal with conflict?"), and the fund-raising question ("What is the largest private gift you have asked for and received?").

  But of all the questions asked and answered, the one that has proved to be the most complex is the diversity question.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: Chronicle of Higher Education

  

• How to Give Counterterrorism a Fighting Chance

  January 17, 2017

  Assistant Professor Jenna Jordan, Associate Professor Margaret Kosal, and Associate Professor Lawrence Rubin, faculty members in the Ivan Allen College Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, co-authored “How to Give Counterterrorism a Fighting Chance” for The National Interest.

  Excerpt:

  President-elect Trump made it clear that defeating and destroying ISIS will be one of his national security priorities. He has assembled a team of national security experts with significant leadership experience combating al-Qaeda, ISIS and the Taliban. If the Trump administration prioritizes the defeat of ISIS and violent extremism and if it allocates finite national security resources to counterterrorism policies, it should ensure that there is a fighting chance for counterterrorism to succeed. The Trump administration should look beyond the near term and implement an approach that will have positive effects for decades to come. 

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: The National Interest

  

• How FIFA's World Cup Expansion May Make the Games More Global Than Ever

  January 11, 2017

  Kirk Bowman, associate chair and Jon Wilcox Term Professor of Soccer and Global Politics in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was quoted in “How FIFA's World Cup Expansion May Make the Games More Global Than Ever” by The Christian Science Monitor.

  Excerpt:

  The disparity carries the geopolitical overtones of that earlier period, particularly in Africa, where nations were just starting to emerge from under European colonialism. But FIFA’s latest vote illuminates how the council’s internal politics, combined with the organization’s profit motive, may be destined to push the biggest tournament of the “universal game” toward greater inclusivity. 

  “The continent that really benefits, and has really suffered the most from the Europeans, is Africa,” says Kirk Bowman, a professor in soccer and global politics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: The Christian Science Monitor

  

• Dr. Joyce's Innovative Social Justice Course at Georgia Tech Highlights OutKast

  January 11, 2017

  Joycelyn Wilson, a fellow in the Ivan Allen College's Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center (DILAC), was interviewed in “Dr. Joyce's Innovative Social Justice Course at Georgia Tech Highlights OutKast” by Rolling Out.

  Excerpt:

  On Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, Dr. Joycelyn Wilson, known simply as Dr. Joyce, a Georgia Tech visiting professor is offering a hip-hop course on Atlanta’s civil rights history utilizing a unique and groundbreaking personalized learning tool, virtual reality, in addition to trap music and lyrics of OutKast.

  The students will examine relationships between culture, media, race, science and technology. The course is titled: “Exploring the Lyrics of OutKast and Trap Music to Explore Politics of Social Justice.” It’s a humanities elective and a requirement of the new minor in social justice.

  Here, Dr. Joyce gives insight on how artists such as OutKast play a critical role in the African American tradition of message music.

  For the full article, read here.

  Published in: Rolling Out

  

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