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‘Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures’
September 27, 2020
A talk by André Brock, associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was written up by Technique on Sept. 27, 2020.
Brock spoke on Sept. 14 via BlueJeans video call about his book Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures, which was published in February by New York University Press. He coverede topics such as the use of online spaces to "recover from brutality" and the expression of "Black joy" on social media.
Excerpt:
In describing Black techno-culture, Dr. Brock stresses that it needs to include the every-day, the mundane. The discussion of racism doesn’t make up all of Black culture, nor should Black culture reflect one subset of itself.
“Social justice activism isn’t all of Black discourse. We’re not all angry Black Lives Matter gangbangers,” he said. Instead, Black digital space is, or should be, a celebration of regular life. Explaining further, Brock said that the “white belief in rationalism and logic that excludes Black subjectivity objectifies the world they find themselves in.” These platforms should reflect the whole person each user was “before the police hailed them over.”
The medium of Twitter or the like affords a safe space to recover from brutality and to grow. Online, the space is not limited by in-person racism. Rather, it is a place where each user can freely express a point of view and “be a point that is viewed.”
Published in: Technique
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Georgia Tech Creates New School Focused on Cybersecurity and Privacy
September 23, 2020
The School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, a new unit of the Georgia Institute of Technology that includes faculty and staff from the School of Public Policy and the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was mentioned in the article "Georgia Tech creates new school focused on cybersecurity and privacy," published Sept. 23, 2020 in Security magazine.
Excerpt:
“The new School of Cybersecurity is a reflection of Georgia Tech’s strengths and commitment to serving the needs of our society and our state,” said Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera.
“Georgia Tech’s new School of Cybersecurity and Privacy will focus on applied research collaborations with the fast-growing cybersecurity industry in Georgia and meeting a critical workforce need,” Cabrera said. “It will bring together Georgia Tech’s expertise across disciplines to advance technology and find new solutions to protect our personal privacy and support our national security.”
There are more than 500 cybersecurity researchers spread across Georgia Tech who bring in more than $180 million in research awards annually and aims to address a critical shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the United States and around the globe.
Published in: Security Magazine
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The Shows Must Go On. But They Aren’t the Same Without You.
September 8, 2020
Philip Auslander, Professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was quoted in the piece "The Shows Must Go On. But They Aren't the Same Without You," on September 4, 2020 in The New York Times.
The article by Amanda Hess unpacks the effects and implications of the lack of in-person audience presence at entertainment events this year, from sports to television. Auslander, whose book "Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture" examines the meaning ane execution of live performance in today's media environment, spoke about how the concept of an audience has influenced television production, even if the vast majority of those audience members are watching from their couches.
Excerpt:
The classic three-camera setup mimicked the movement of the audience’s roving eye, perhaps aided with a pair of opera glasses. And even as TV absorbed more cinematic elements, playing with shifting perspectives and transpositions of time, it also built up conventions that simulate the feeling of liveness: recorded laugh tracks and cuts to the “live studio audience,” where the crowd of spectators is vetted for entrance, warmed up by producers and cued to applaud. And all that prompts the home audience to feel invested in the show. “Maybe even more than the performance, we identify with the audience,” Auslander said.
Published in: The New York Times
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Sudan’s government seems to be shifting away from Islamic law. Not everyone supports these moves.
August 27, 2020
Lawrence Rubin, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School has co-authored "Sudan’s government seems to be shifting away from Islamic law. Not everyone supports these moves." The article written with Michael Robbins, researcher at Princeton University and serves as director of Arab Barometer, was published in the Washington Post's Monkey Cage.
Excerpt:
Some observers in the West might see this as Sudan taking a step toward liberal democracy, recognizing that the transition remains delicate. But survey data from Arab Barometer — a nonpartisan research network providing insights on the views of citizens across the Arab world — suggest that Sudan’s population may not widely support these moves.
Read the article on the Washington Post.
Published in: Washington Post
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'UUV city:' Keyport leads the way on underwater drones
August 24, 2020
Margaret E. Kosal, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was quoted in “'UUV city:' Keyport leads the way on underwater drones,” a Kitsap Sun article.
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“The Navy is pursuing UUV for two main reasons: first, it has become strategically important as the so-called great power competition in Asia continues to heat up in the Pacific, the largest ocean in the world, according to Dr. Margaret E. Kosal, a professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Second, advancements in robotics and machine learning make possible the autonomous systems that go beyond your standard seek-and-destroy unmanned torpedo, she said.
“But what will the Navy use them for? It's still an open question but Kosal cites the "three Ds" — work that is dirty, dangerous or dull. A UUV trolling the sea for radioactive material, or through minefields, for instance, takes the dirty and dangerous work out of human hands.”
The article can be found on the Kitsap Sun.
Published in: Kitsap Sun
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How YouTube Reaction Videos Are Changing the Way We Listen
August 24, 2020
André Brock, associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was interviewed for the article "How YouTube Reaction Videos Are Changing the Way We Listen," published August 24 in Rolling Stone.
In the article, author Jonathan Bernstein explores the subgenre of reaction videos in which creators who are often young Black people react to classic rock hits from the 1970s and 1980s. Brock, whose research and scholarship at Georgia Tech focuses in part on how Black communities are formed and function on the internet, spoke about the meaning and cultural implications of the trend.
Excerpt:
“The internet, particularly YouTube, allows young black folks to rediscover music on their own terms,” says André Brock, a professor at Georgia Tech, whose book Distributed Blackness centers blackness in internet culture. “But it also allows them to rediscover a joy in music that wasn’t necessarily labeled as for them or which they understood to not be for them.”
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For some, that implied genre commentary is as much of a draw as the reactions themselves. “Reaction videos are really interesting to me because they tap into the archival capacity of the internet,” says professor Brock. “When I was growing up in the Seventies, a lot of the songs these kids are hearing now were on black radio. Black radio stations played Steely Dan, Hall and Oates, Fleetwood Mac. We move into the Eighties, Phil Collins, Chicago, and Toto were still all over black radio. So, in some ways, the internet is allowing this revisiting of an earlier generation where music genres weren’t as segregated as they are now.”
Published in: Rolling Stone
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New U.S. Basing Decisions in Europe
August 19, 2020
General Phil Breedlove (ret.), USAF, a distinguished professor in the Sam Nunn School, participated the Jamestown Foundation event on "Making Sense of New US Basing Decisions in Europe.” General Breedlove was joined by Lt Gen Ben Hodges (ret.), former commanding general for for the U.S. Army Europe Pershing Chair in Stretegic Studies, CEPA.
Watch the video on the Jamestown Foundation Youtube Page.
Published in: The Jamestown Foundation
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Has China’s annual Beidaihe leaders’ retreat already happened in secret?
August 18, 2020
Fei-Ling Wang, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was cited in South China Morning Post article, “Has China’s annual Beidaihe leaders’ retreat already happened in secret?," an article.
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But Fei-Ling Wang, a professor of international affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the US, said that among Chinese leaders, even informal meetings were traditionally restricted and monitored.
Wang said “socialising” at Beidaihe was usually an exception but still not totally “unmonitored”.
Read the article on South China Morning Post.
Published in: South China Morning Post
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Who Put All These Banjos In My Sci-Fi Game?
August 6, 2020
Lisa Yaszek, Regents Professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was interviewed for Polygon's video "Who Put All These Banjos in My Sci-Fi Game?", which was posted Aug. 6, 2020 on YouTube.
Yaszek, who was promoted to Regents Professor this past spring, focuses on the intersection and representation of social issues in science fiction media. In this video, posted to a popular video game blog and channel, she discusses the common thematic elements of Westerns and science fiction.
Excerpt:
"Going forward unto the frontier becomes a way to really reinvent yourself – to invent a new future ... You see that translate so easily into science fiction, where you go out into the space frontier, the galactic frontier, and you get to meet people from all different kinds of planets."
Published in: Polygon
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Georgia Tech to Offer Hebrew, Swahili Courses to Deepen Africa, Middle East Ties
August 6, 2020
Anna Westerstahl Stenport (ModLangs) was quoted in the article “Georgia Tech to Offer Hebrew, Swahili Courses to Deepen Africa, Middle East Ties” in Global Atlanta on August 6.
Excerpt:
“Enhancing global competence and cross-cultural understanding are core priorities of the School of Modern Languages. By adding Hebrew and Swahili, we are strengthening our efforts in Middle Eastern and North African Studies and applied language learning to serve all Georgia Tech students, regardless of major,” said Anna Westerstahl Stenport, professor of Global Studies and chair in Georgia Tech’s School of Modern Languages and founding co-director of the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC).
Published in: Global Atlanta
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Georgia Tech New Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Winners
August 6, 2020
Omar Asensio (PubPol) and his Georgia Smart Community Project “Civic Data Science for Equitable Development” with Clio Andris (CRP) for the city of Savannah were highlighted in an article in Atlanta Daily World August 6 presenting Georgia Tech’s news release on all of its project awards. Doug Hooker (MS TSP (PUBP)1985), Executive Director of the Atlanta Regional Commission was quoted.
Excerpt:
Georgia Tech’s Georgia Smart Communities Challenge (Georgia Smart) empowers local governments to think outside of the box and use innovation to improve their communities...
Civic Data Science for Equitable Development, Savannah – The city of Savannah plans to build new decision-making tools using a city data hub and analytics platform for programmatic outcomes for vacant and blighted properties. The project will build on work started through the 2018 Georgia Smart Albany project. Georgia Tech researchers Clio Andris and Omar Isaac Asensio will assist with the project. They will work with a number of partner agencies including the City of Savannah Housing and Neighborhood Services Department, City of Savannah Information Technology Department, Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, Chatham County/City of Savannah Land Bank Authority Inc., Community Housing Services Agency Inc., the Center for Community Progress, and the civic data technology company Tolemi.
Published in: Atlanta Daily World
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Georgia Smart Announces Innovation Awards to Four Communities in the State
August 6, 2020
Omar Asensio (PubPol) and his Georgia Smart Community Project “Civic Data Science for Equitable Development” with Clio Andris (CRP) for the city of Savannah were highlighted in an article in Saporta Report August 6 presenting Georgia Tech’s news release on all of its project awards. Doug Hooker (MS TSP (PUBP)1985), Executive Director of the Atlanta Regional Commission was quoted.
Excerpt:
Georgia Tech’s Georgia Smart Communities Challenge (Georgia Smart) empowers local governments to think outside of the box and use innovation to improve their communities...
Civic Data Science for Equitable Development, Savannah – The city of Savannah plans to build new decision-making tools using a city data hub and analytics platform for programmatic outcomes for vacant and blighted properties. The project will build on work started through the 2018 Georgia Smart Albany project. Georgia Tech researchers Clio Andris and Omar Isaac Asensio will assist with the project. They will work with a number of partner agencies including the City of Savannah Housing and Neighborhood Services Department, City of Savannah Information Technology Department, Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, Chatham County/City of Savannah Land Bank Authority Inc., Community Housing Services Agency Inc., the Center for Community Progress, and the civic data technology company Tolemi.
Published in: Saporta Report
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It’s Time to Rethink Our Russia Policy
August 5, 2020
Distinguished Professor and School Namesake, Senator Sam Nunn and Chair and Professor, Adam Stulberg are signatories in the open letter to rethink the current U.S.-Russia relations.
Read an excerpt:
We must first find a way to deal effectively with Russian interference in U.S. elections and, most important, block any effort to corrupt the voting process. Hardening our electoral infrastructure, sanctioning Russians who weaponize stolen information and countering Russia’s capacity to hack our systems are all necessary measures.
Published in: Politico
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There’s No Such Thing As a Tech Expert Anymore
August 4, 2020
Ian Bogost, professor of digital media in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was mentioned in “There’s No Such Thing As a Tech Expert Anymore.” Wired, August 4.
Excerpt:
Am I really an expert on Google and Facebook? Or, more appropriately, who is an expert on these companies? Is anyone?
I have some nominees…
The best candidates are scholars like danah boyd of Data and Society, Zeynep Tufekci of the University of North Carolina, and Ian Bogost of Georgia Tech. They all have deep backgrounds in coding and working for technology companies, and have deployed academic expertise and writing skills to influence public understanding of these industries.
Published in: Wired
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“This 'actions-speak-louder-than-words' student puts public policy studies to work
August 3, 2020
Public policy student Alana Barr was featured in “This 'actions-speak-louder-than-words' student puts public policy studies to work.” Albany Times Union, August 3.
Excerpt:
Alana Barr had just started college at Georgia Tech in Atlanta when health advocate Cornelia King came to her class.
"After she started talking about health care disparities among minorities in Atlanta and all the adverse outcomes, like diabetes and high cholesterol, I knew I wanted to do something about it," Barr said. "I already knew about food insecurity issues and trying to get people to eat healthier, but I'd never seen the wider problem defined like that."
As soon as the talk in her Scientific Foundations of Health class was over, Barr ran up to King, chairperson of the nonprofit Fulton County Healthy Heart Coalition, and asked how she could help.
Published in: Albany Times Union
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The War that Never Was?
August 3, 2020
Admiral Sandy Winnefeld (ret.), USN, wrote “The War that Never Was?” For the U.S. Naval Institute. The essay written by Michael J. Morell, who served as acting director and deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is part of a series that from frequent contributor about how the next conflict may begin.
Find an excerpt:
Regarding “fear” as a source of the conflict, we always knew the Chinese Communist Party, as an authoritarian regime, harbored as its principal concern a loss of control over its own population. As the roller coaster year of 2020 dragged into its second half, a resurgence of COVID-19—this time scattered throughout the country and again initially covered up by the regime—began to cast real doubt among the Chinese population of the competence of the Party and its leader Xi Jinping.
Read the article on the U.S. Naval Institute website.
Published in: U.S. Naval Institute
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New Book Sheds Light on Scot Who Tried to Topple Lenin
August 2, 2020
The Lockhart Plot (Oxford University Press) by Jonathan Schneer (HSOC Emeritus) was highlighted in "New Book Sheds Light on Scot Who Tried to Topple Lenin" in The Scotsman, August 2.
Excerpt:
Instead, ‘The Lockhart Plot’ argues that the Scot’s efforts to sow the seeds of counter revolution helped shape the tense relations between Britain and Russia which persist to this day.
Its publication is timely, given it coincides with the release of a redacted version of the Intelligence and Security Committee's long-awaited report into Russian activity in the UK.
Published in: The Scotsman
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The Myth of John James Audubon
July 31, 2020
“The Myth of John James Audubon” by Gregory Nobles (HSOC Emeritus) was featured in Audubon, July 31.
"The National Audubon Society’s namesake looms large, like his celebrated bird paintings. But he also enslaved people and held white supremacist views, reflecting ethical failings that it is time to bring to the fore."
Published in: Audubon
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How Covid-19 Could Give Kim Jong Un A Doomsday Weapon
July 28, 2020
Margaret E. Kosal, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was cited in “How Covid-19 Could Give Kim Jong Un A Doomsday Weapon,” a Politico article.
Excerpt:
Another possible goal: profit. Margaret Kosal, a professor at Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, points to North Korea’s history of creating counterfeit medications to sell in developing countries—medicines that generally look similar to the real thing but don’t necessarily work. The North Koreans “are some of the best at counterfeiting drugs,” she says. “They were some of the first producers of fake Viagra.”
Published in: Politico
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So Much for the Decentralized Internet: A recent Twitter hack probably didn’t scare you. Here’s why it should.
July 26, 2020
Digital Media Professor Ian Bogost wrote "So Much for the Decentralized Internet: A recent Twitter hack probably didn’t scare you. Here’s why it should" for The Atlantic, July 26, 2020.
Excerpt:
The hack makes Twitter look incompetent, and at a bad time; its advertising revenues are falling, and the company is scrambling to respond. It also underscores the impoverished cybersecurity at tech firms, which provide some employees with nearly limitless control over user accounts and data—as many as 1,000 Twitter employees reportedly had access to the internal tools that were compromised. But the stakes are higher, too. Though much smaller than Facebook in terms of its sheer number of users, Twitter is where real-time information gets published online, especially on news and politics, from a small number of power users. That makes the service’s vulnerability particularly worrisome; it has become an infrastructure for live information.
Published in: The Atlantic
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