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The hype surrounding the Hunger Games series and the first of four film adaptations (they’re making the last novel into two films, à la Harry Potter and Twilight) leading up to this past weekend’s release reached unprecedented levels, and was … Continue reading →

What is an audience and, moreover, what makes an audience passive versus active? Mosco and Kaye (2000) famously called the audience “one of the most hotly contested” governing ideas in mass communications research (in Hagen and Wasko, 2000, p.31). They … Continue reading →

“What does it say about the college co-ed [Sandra] Fluke who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex — what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It … Continue reading →

I never delete music. My constantly burgeoning music collection is saved from becoming overwhelming thanks to a highly selective addition process, but by the time I die I will likely have more music than I could possibly know what to … Continue reading →

  This time last year I remember that, within the span of about a week, it seemed as though everyone I knew was hooked into the latest gaming/social media fad: Words With Friends.  A game played on smart phones that … Continue reading →

Georgetown is a school that rightly prides itself on its study abroad statistics.  While nationally a measly 1% of American students participate in international education programs, Georgetown undergraduate students embark on summer, semester, or academic year programs at an astounding … Continue reading →