gnovis [nō'vĩs], n., Georgetown University’s peer-reviewed Journal of Communication, Culture & Technology (CCT)
February 3rd, 2012
Easily imaginable: you’ve dutifully updated your calendar with emailed information about the meeting’s start time. Thirty-minutes prior, you’re hungry. You think: just enough time to squeeze in a bite to eat. The line is long, but you’re starving, so food … Continue reading
January 16th, 2012
When Eleanor Roosevelt was asked if she had any regrets about her life she replied “Just one. I wish I had been prettier.” Anonymous Eleanor Roosevelt once said that if she had to pick between brains or beauty – she’d … Continue reading
December 1st, 2011
Download – Fall 2011 Journal PDF Moore’s law states that every 18-months the number of transistors on a integrated circuit doubles, allowing for devices to become smaller and faster. In this digital age with obvious media convergence – this resonates … Continue reading
August 13th, 2011
The meaning of the “T” in the Communication, Culture, and Technology Program (CCT) here at Georgetown is often debated. Yet what we do understand is the ubiquity of technology, the challenges, and the necessity for learning the skills of creating, … Continue reading
August 12th, 2011
The projects featured currently on this page include projects from previous gnovis staffers that pioneered this format and argumentation style. In the coming months, we will build upon this catalog of projects as we continue to examine the intersection of … Continue reading
July 27th, 2011
Spring is a time for transformation, new beginnings – and at gnovis – we honor this timely tradition of the season by the passing of the torch to a new leadership team and to present a fresh batch of scholarly articles. This season isn’t any different. After receiving a record number of submissions for our Spring 2011 issue, we are proud of the 12 articles included in our most competitive issue to date.
The articles of this issue touch on a number of subjects: from the construction of celebrity ailing bodies in terms of disease to memorializing bodies on Facebook. Exploring frameworks of interpretations among new and old medias to how technology can improve development and broaden the education experience, and more. Continue reading
April 22nd, 2011
A few weeks ago, I spent the weekend (April 8-10) in Boston to attend the National Conference for Media Reform, put on by FreePress. A break from classrooms and Washington, the conference allowed me to meet with like-minded enthusiastic activists, journalists, technologists, and academics on the status and reform of the media landscape in the United States.
March 21st, 2011
The pictures from Japan are nothing short of incredible. Unprecedented footage made its way through television and Internet news organizations almost as quickly as the wall of water that pushed through to the mainland. Viewers were left wondering whether they were watching captured footage or stock of an upcoming Hollywood summer blockbuster.
February 7th, 2011
In the opening segment of last week’s Daily Show, a photograph of a tear gas can used by the Egyptian Military against recent protestors with the words “Made in the U.S.A.” crossed the screen with the usual witty banter.
November 24th, 2010
The easiest part of grad school: the fact that even when I’m distracting myself, I can still sort of, in a roundabout way, say that I’m ‘studying’ the intersection of communication, culture and technology.
Luckily, I’ve been through the formative education years and finally get to focus on what really excites me on both a personal and academic level. Unfortunately for high school students, they still find themselves in a limbo of experimentation and expertise when it comes to navigating scholarly work and personal interest.
