Journal

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 →

Abstract This paper investigates the existence of asexuality or ace identity. The aim of the paper is twofold, to examine the emergence of a seemingly impossible identity and to consider the consequences of an asexual space in a sexual discourse. … Continue reading →

Abstract This article is an attempt to explore the concept of crisis and its relevance within sociology through a focused analysis on the literature of the sociology of time and attending the role narrative and rhetoric play in making sense … Continue reading →

Abstract This essay investigates how the gothic figure of the vampire may come to embody racial stereotypes and dominant fears about black men and black women through representations of the vampire of American popular film. It explores the cultural work … Continue reading →

Abstract Contemporary culture has become saturated with the gay best friend. In July, 2010, Teen Vogue published an article calling the gay best friend a “must have item”. The ubiquity of the gay best friend identity and the potential effects … Continue reading →

Abstract The business of building a case for war has rarely been an easy one. In the case of the U.S. intervention in Libya in 2011, an added dimension of gendered politics acted as a stumbling block for Secretary of … Continue reading →

Abstract Contemporary scholarship across disciplines ranging from economics to communication often dwells on the impact of technology and globalization on improving communication across communities or invigorating economic markets. However, the same theories that are applied to these ends can also … Continue reading →

Abstract Kent Monkman’s 2006 series, The Emergence of a Legend, consists of five photographs depicting the artist as his alter-ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Employing a threefold process of sexual, racial and temporal masquerade, and both imitating and undermining colonial … Continue reading →

Abstract Driven by the need for the increased reception (and the conservation) of their tags, graffiti writers document their productions online on blogs, photo sites, and pro-graffiti forums. For the purposes of this paper, the term “writer” is part of … Continue reading →

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 →