World Englishes: Linguistic Variety, Global Society
This website is part of an ongoing project by Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows serving on the World Englishes Committee in the Writing and Communication Program at Georgia Tech. One of the committee’s goals for this site involves curating pedagogical and theoretical perspectives relating to diverse forms of English (“Englishes”) and its communities of practice around the world. Through this website the committee seeks to make available numerous educational resources pertaining to communication, composition, World Englishes, English-language learning, global literatures, and other related topics, which might be valuable either to Georgia Tech students or the faculty members responsible for teaching, advising, and mentoring those students.
Ivan Allen Jr. Digital Collection
“The Ivan Allen Jr. Digital Collection is an initiative of the College to carry forward and expand upon Allen’s transformative urban policies and his values of social courage, social justice, and ethical action as a foundation for the modern context of our lives and work.
Within the collection is the Mayoral Records Archive, a digital humanities project that collects the digitized mayoral records of Ivan Allen Jr. The archive collects material from one of the most historic decades in Atlanta’s history. It functions as the primary digital repository for the history of Mayor Allen’s role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the history of race relations in 1960s Atlanta, construction of the Atlanta Stadium, massive changes in desegregation, infrastructure, housing, and transportation overseen by Allen’s administration, and much more.
Originally digitized by a team of researchers and students with the support of the Digital Integrated Liberal Arts Center (DILAC) and funded by the Mellon Foundation, this Omeka-based project continues to be developed as a pedagogical resource for use in the Writing and Communication Program at Georgia Tech.”
LMC Films
“LMCFilms is the film production lab with industry-standard film equipment for any undergraduate or graduate student taking a course across the LMC curriculum. LMCFilms is committed to providing students with the essential tools to develop a sophisticated visual aesthetic in a collaborative atmosphere. Since its conception, it continues to prepare students for internships and employment in the Georgia film industry.
Our Spaces: LMCFilms is housed in the Skiles Classroom Building and is comprised of 2 production spaces: Skiles 355 (Video Editing Studio) and Studio A (Green Screen Studio). Video Editing Studio (Skiles 355) has six (6) 27-inch iMac Pro editing stations and three (3) Mac Pro editing stations. All of the machines have Adobe Premiere and DaVinci Resolve installed. The Video Editing Studio is open daily to students, faculty, and staff, but requires Buzzcard access. Studio A (Skiles 369) offers a production larger space for individuals to complete projects that require a green screen. It is also home to LMC’s Podcasting Studio. Studio A is open daily to students, faculty, and staff, but requires Buzzcard access.”
NARWOL: Narratives of Reading, Writing, and Other Literacies
Dr. Jeff Howard and Dr. Brandy Blake of Georgia Tech’s Naugle CommLab conceived of the Narratives of Reading, Writing, and Other Literacies (NARWOL) archive as a platform for publishing the literacy narratives of CommLab’s peer and professional consultants. The narratives contained in this archive collectively recount and reflect on experiences that have informed the development of the CommLab’s employees as multimodal communicators and the ways in which those experiences contribute to each individual’s tutoring skill set, approaches, and personas. They add a significant set of perspectives to the history and mission of the Naugle CommLab.
Sci Fi @ Tech
‘Georgia Tech has a longstanding tradition of commitment to science fiction studies. GT literature professor Irving “Bud” Foote taught one of the first accredited college-level classes on this subject in 1971. Since 2000, Professor Lisa Yaszek has taken point on Georgia Tech’s science fiction initiatives. Yaszek teaches science fiction classes, runs a research lab where students contribute to the ongoing development of an online science fiction dictionary, and serves as faculty liaison for visiting scholars pursuing science fiction studies at Tech.”
Sci Fi students at Georgia Tech have access to a variety of resources, including professors and a collection of books accessible in Crosland Tower. Students are also able to research and read about Science Fiction related topics from other universities and enjoy the Skiles 349A lounge during business hours.”