Browsing Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Communication, Culture & Technology by Title
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Active citizenship via personal expression : building civic youth identity in community after school art programs
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Adomizen: A Foucaultian Archaeology of Homelessness in Washington, D.C.'s Monumental Core
(2008-04-18)Washington D.C.'s monumental core is a unique space in which discourses circulate like taxi cabs and individuals are hailed as U.S. citizens. The city, itself, is a body of knowledge: the monuments, the museums, and the ... -
Adopted Genealogies: Identity in Adoptee Heritage Camps
(2010-01-27)This is a project about space, identity, and history. It is a project that seeks to theorize identity as closely connected to the spaces and histories in and through which identity is lived. The project examines Korean ... -
The affective nation : tracing the temporal assemblage of Indian media
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Al Gore, "An Inconvenient Truth," and Environmental Discourse in the Public Sphere
(2008-04-17)Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth, released in 2006, created a lot of publicity about environmentalism and global warming. Gore won an Oscar and, along with the IPCC, a Nobel Peace Prize for the work. "An Inconvenient ... -
Altered in Translation: How Cultural Themes are Handled When Japanese Animation comes to America
(2010-03-01)Regardless of its cross-media flexibility and its visual appeal, Japanese animation is still produced in Japan and is targeted towards domestic Japanese audiences. References to Japanese culture that have no easy equivalents ... -
Altering the political landscape: The impact of electronic media on Armenia's transition to democracy
(2008-04-07)The free flow of information is a major factor that may contribute to the spread of democracy throughout the world. Knowledge that could be broadcast in the form of cell phone videos online forced the repressive Burmese ... -
America exceptionalism in television spy dramas: mainstreaming america with "I spy," "Sleeper cell," and "24"?
(2007-04-24)This thesis explores the potential for American television spy dramas to mainstream their viewers to see America as exceptional, thereby seeing America as superior and in a unique position of power to inflict its beliefs ... -
An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma on Networks
(Georgetown University, 2018)Prisoner’s dilemma is a framework in game theory to explain why rational individuals would choose to not cooperate even at their own expense. In 1984, Axelrod’s computer tournament and its simple yet profound results brought ... -
An American in Paris: Investigating the Discourse of "No-Go Zones" Through Documentary Film
(Georgetown University, 2018)Despite retractions, inconsistent definitions, and insufficient evidence circulating around claims of “No-Go Zones” (NGZs)—the areas of Europe and the United States allegedly under localized Sharia law—belief in the ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF TECHNO-LEGAL APPROACHES TO DISCRIMINATION IN DATA-DRIVEN MARKETING
(Georgetown University, 2015)Big data has been the hype of both public and private sectors for the past few years, and many businesses have urging others to adopt the technology in their operations. One of the areas that big data analytics proved much ... -
An analysis of Urdu and English editorial coverage of the 2007 emergency from Pakistani newspapers
(Georgetown University, 2008) -
Analyzing Student Engagement and Retention in Georgetown's First MOOC: Globalization's Winners and Losers: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries
(Georgetown University, 2014)Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have opened new doors for students around the world to access higher education courses. However, the opportunities that come MOOCs also come with its own set of challenges: student ... -
Anatomical Identity: Levels of Identity Attached to Preserved Human Remains
(2007-04-20)When a human body part is removed and preserved after death, what kinds of identity remain attached to it? There are the extremes of complete anonymity and the named remains of a famous or infamous person, but there are ... -
The art of diplomacy : the use of art in international relations
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"As true as television gets" : the wire and perceptions of realism
(Georgetown University, 2010) -
Attack, Attack, Attack: Is That What We Want for American Politics?
(2010-03-08)Political advertising on television is becoming a main channel for people to obtain information about the salient characteristics of political candidates, their fitness for office, and their opinions on issues. Even for ... -
Authorship in Transnational Cinema: Pedro Almodovar, Wong Kar-wai, and the Star-Auteur
(2007-04-13)Built into the schema of commercially successful film today is a demand that directors perform as stars. This thesis explores the work of two filmmakers widely held as vanguards of contemporary global cinema and coveted ... -
Bigger is not always better : outsmarting mega-retailers in the 21st century gift industry
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Biometrics, RFID Technology, and the ePassport: Are Americans Risking Personal Security in the Face of Terrorism?
(2006-04-10)This thesis analyzes the arguments for and against deploying an electronic passport to American citizens that contains a biometric identifier and an RFID chip. Are Americans giving up civil liberties and constitutional ...
