{"651111":{"#nid":"651111","#data":{"type":"news","title":"What Have Our Graduate Students Been Up To? A 2020-2021 Timeline","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom presentations in Peru to publications in Germany to virtual events broadcast all over the world, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/students\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003Egraduate students\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the\u0026nbsp;program for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/graduate\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EHistory and Sociology of Technology and Science (HSTS)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the School of History and Sociology (HSOC)\u0026nbsp;have been busier than ever this year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, this timeline of their achievements is more than just a showcase of their work. It\u0026rsquo;s also a glimpse into the many varied topics students can explore in the School. In pursuit of their master\u0026rsquo;s and doctorate degrees, HSTS graduate students are also advancing the conversation on subjects as diverse as messenger pigeons, eco-feminism, Covid-19 vaccines, and the history of personal computers. But their research is still united by a common theme\u0026mdash;the School\u0026rsquo;s mission to \u0026ldquo;explore the past, engage the present, and define the future.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECheck out what our graduate students achieved in the 2020-2021 academic year, and get a sneak peek into what\u0026rsquo;s coming next!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EJune 2020\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn June 2020, Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/kera-allen\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EKera Allen\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;published\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/article\/757558\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFrom Programming to Products: Softalk Magazine and the Rise of the Personal Computer User\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EInformation \u0026amp; Culture\u003C\/em\u003E. Allen and her co-authors analyzed over one thousand reader letters to Softalk Magazine from 1980 to 1984. The shift in conversation topics from programming to software applications, products, and services showed a new class of computer users emerging from the original hobbyists.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the same month, Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/amber-brooks\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EAmber Brooks\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;published\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cfshrc.org\/article\/dr-batteys-ovariotomy-1872-1878\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDr. Battey\u0026rsquo;s Ovariotomy, 1872 - 1878\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPeitho: Journal of the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition\u003C\/em\u003E. It explores some of the many diseases and illnesses attributed to women\u0026rsquo;s ovaries throughout history and the real-world impact that has on medical diagnoses today.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EJuly 2020\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn July, Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/e4aa55f6-d75e-5ba8-8925-b21c6998f657\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EAlejandra Ruiz Le\u0026oacute;n\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;published a Spanish-language article titled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EUna Historia de dos Historias. La Ciencia Para Combatir al Coronavirus y la Desinformaci\u0026oacute;n\u003C\/em\u003E, which translates to\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EA Tale of Two Stories. The Science to Combat the Coronavirus and Misinformation.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;It appeared in the book\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-ciencia-cierta-gisella-orjeda\/1137305054\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EA Ciencia Cierta. Miradas Cient\u0026iacute;ficas Para Comprender la Pandemia\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;published by Penguin Random House.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EAugust 2020\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn August 2020, Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/garrett-bunyak\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EGarrett Bunyak\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;presented\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EInferiority By Association: Migration Narratives, Animality, and Chicana\/Ecofeminist Possibilities\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eat the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asanet.org\/news-events\/annual-meeting\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmerican Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Conference\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Ein San Francisco, California.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/elise-li-zheng\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EElise Li Zheng\u003C\/a\u003E, a graduating master\u0026#39;s student who will continue in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/graduate\/phd-program\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EHSTS Ph.D. program\u003C\/a\u003E, presented\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EInterpreting Fitness: Self-tracking with Fitness Apps Through a Postphenomenology Lens\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;virtually at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.4sonline.org\/meeting\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E4S (Society for Social Studies of Science) Annual Meeting\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;hosted in Prague. The article dissects a small part of the complicated relationship between technology and health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESeptember 2020\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn September, Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/9bfd415b-16cc-5ff5-879e-dff60229bceb\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EJack Linzhou Xing\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with co-author Naubahar Sharif at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, published\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0048733320301384\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFrom Creative Destruction to Creative Appropriation: A Comprehensive Framework\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EResearch Policy.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;The paper is a case study of a Chinese e-hailing company that used \u0026quot;creative appropriation\u0026quot; to dominate the taxi industry and \u0026quot;creative destruction\u0026quot; to destroy it and take over the market with private cars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EOctober 2020\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn October,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAlejandra Ruiz Le\u0026oacute;n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;presented\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPiura con Ciencia: How the History of Science Changed the Vision on How to Communicate Science in the North of Peru\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencehistory.org\/conferences\/pedagogy-popularization-and-the-public-understanding-of-science\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPedagogy, Popularization, and the Public Understanding of Science\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;conference hosted by the Science History Institute. In her abstract for the project, Le\u0026oacute;n wrote, \u0026ldquo;Our study showed the effectiveness of measuring science popularization projects from a history of science\u0026rsquo;s perspective.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencehistory.org\/conferences\/pedagogy-popularization\/book-of-abstracts#leon\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERead the full abstract here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;In the same month, Le\u0026oacute;n also spoke at Women Leadership Day with\u0026nbsp;Facebook Latin-American.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGarrett Bunyak\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;presented\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFrom Donald Trump to the Most Diverse Square Mile in America\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eat the virtual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.midsouthsoc.org\/mssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MSSA-Program-2020-FINAL-Links-Included.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMid-South Sociological Association (MSSA) Annual Conference\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Nashville, Tennessee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMike Bivona\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;presented his paper\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EBlowback: Kareem Khan and the Emerging Shape of Justice, Under Drones\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eat the \u0026quot;Controversial Figures\u0026quot; session of the 2020\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.historyoftechnology.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESociety for the History of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Annual Meeting. Kareem Khan, a 20-year-old soldier in the U.S. Army, was killed by a bomb during Operation Iraqui Freedom in 2007. Bivona was also a 2020-2021\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cistp.gatech.edu\/programs\/sam-nunn-security-program\/2020-21-sam-nunn-security-fellows\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESam Nunn Security Program Fellow\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EElise Li Zheng\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;book review,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/345454955_Redefining_the_Datafication_of_Selves_Review_of_Data_Selves_More-than-Human_Perspectives_by_Deborah_Lupton\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERedefining the Datafication of Selves: Review of Data Selves: More-than-Human Perspectives, by Deborah Lupton,\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;appeared in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETechn\u0026eacute;: Research in Philosophy and Technology.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ENovember 2020\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn November,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAlejandra Ruiz Le\u0026oacute;n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;was a finalist at the Falling Walls conference in Berlin, which showcases research work from international scientists in a wide variety of fields. Leon was chosen as a finalist in the \u0026quot;Science Engagement\u0026quot; category for her work as the director of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mitocondria.cc\/?hl=en\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMitocondria CC\u003C\/a\u003E, her science communication company in Peru.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/falling-walls.com\/discover\/videos\/breaking-the-wall-between-science-and-technology\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWatch her video from the event here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Le\u0026oacute;n also spoke about the importance of the popularization of science to form a \u0026quot;critical citizenship\u0026quot; in the\u0026nbsp;#ProgramaDeCiencias series with the Peruvian National Library.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=219V67boBi4\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWatch the full conversation (Spanish)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EJanuary 2021\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn January, master\u0026#39;s student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGloria Calhoun\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;published\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/article\/783909\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWhy Wire Mattered: Building U.S. Networked Infrastructures, 1845\u0026ndash;1910.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETechnology and Culture.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;It documents the challenges of building the vast wire networks the telegraphs needed and their importance as the foundation for the phone and internet networks that came after them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKera Allen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;presented\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u0026quot;A Castle on a Hill\u0026quot;: The First U.S. Microcomputer Public Access Center\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eat the Career, Research, Innovation, and Development Conference at Georgia Tech. In September 2021, she will also present it at The Circulation of Computer Knowledge Beyond Schooling, 1980 \u0026ndash; 2000 Online Workshop.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHSOC graduate students\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EKera Allen, Gloria Calhoun, Marjorie Hall, and Sharon Rachel\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Epresented papers at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/leading-edge.iac.gatech.edu\/essay-competition\/2021-graduate-conference\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E2021 Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Graduate Conference\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMike Bivona\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;helped moderate the event.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/830603d9-c04a-5e7b-95b5-604e9b01cea5\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EMarjorie Hall\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;presented\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Stain-Resistant Black Box: The Visibility of PFAS Compounds and Impacts on Regulatory Efforts\u003C\/em\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/694100b7-d993-5a34-bf0b-20662097aa61\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003ESharon Rachel\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;won honorable mention for her presentation on\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFeminist Critical Discourse Analysis of the Everyday Sexism Project\u003C\/em\u003E. Read Rachel\u0026#39;s abstract\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/leading-edge.iac.gatech.edu\/essay-competition\/2021-iac-graduate-essay-awards\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eon the awards page.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EFebruary 2021\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn February,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EElise Li Zheng\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;published\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7868075\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EInterpreting Fitness: Self-tracking With Fitness Apps Through a Postphenomenology Lens\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAI and Society\u003C\/em\u003E. \u0026quot;Emerging technologies have changed the way people exercise,\u0026quot; Zheng wrote in the introduction. \u0026quot;But do these new trends change the way people see health and fitness?\u0026quot; Her paper examines this question.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMarch 2021\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn March, Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mario-bianchini\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EMario Bianchini\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;presented his paper\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Perfect(able) German Body: Sport as Technological Utopianism in East Germany\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the History of Technology Working Group, the monthly meeting at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chstm.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConsortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGloria Calhoun\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;presented\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EEntrepreneurs and Technological Change: Inventing Underground Wired Infrastructure 1870-1910\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the virtual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/thebhc.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBusiness History Conference\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;annual meeting. She was a finalist for the 2021 Kerr Award for best first paper delivered by a new scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of History and Sociology gave Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/8e6ac738-7497-5f94-ab1a-0c3fd32d15a7\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EDeclan Abernethy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;the 2021 HSOC Homer Rice Award for Community Service, which recognizes an HSOC graduate student whose volunteer activities foster a sense of community in the School and the broader community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHSOC also named\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EElise Zheng\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;the 2020 Graduate Student Teaching Assistant of the Year for Online Teaching, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGarrett Bunyak\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;the 2020 Graduate Student Instructor of the Year. Zheng was a teaching assistant for both history and sociology classes, and Bunyak taught\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/class-power-and-inequality\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHTS 3008: Class, Power, and Inequality\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/alice-clifton\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EAlice Clifton-Morekis\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;received the 2021 Graduate Student Legacy Award, one of three\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/community\/distinguishedalumniawards\/legacyawards\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIvan Allen Jr. Legacy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;awards given by the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts every year. The award honors \u0026quot;faculty and students whose lives and work embody the spirit of Georgia Tech alumnus Ivan Allen Jr.,\u0026quot; the former mayor of Atlanta and champion of social courage and justice.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EApril 2021\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn April,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAlejandra Ruiz Le\u0026oacute;n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;lent her expertise at a communication meeting with a board of ministers in Peru about new ways to communicate the vaccination campaign.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bicentenario.gob.pe\/dialogos-bicentenario-vacunacion\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe conversation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EDi\u0026aacute;logos Bicentenario\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Bicentennial dialogues) series celebrating 200 years of independence in Peru.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mario-bianchini\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EMario Bianchini\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;published a German-language article about computer toys in the German Democratic Republic (\u003Cem\u003EThrough Play, Knowledge: Computer Toys as \u0026lsquo;Real-Existing\u0026rsquo; Utopia in the German Democratic Republic\u003C\/em\u003E). It appeared in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de\/de\/publikationen\/jahrbuch-fuer-historische-kommunismusforschung-2021\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJahrbuch f\u0026uuml;r Historische Kommunismus Forschung\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Yearbook for Historical Communism Research). Bianchini is also the principal researcher for the project\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EBetween Bukharin and Balcerowicz: a Comparative History of Economic Thought Under Communism.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/triple-b-project.net\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELearn more about the project here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMay 2021\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn May,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDeclan Abernethy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;presented his paper\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EImagining a United Atlanta: Atlanta United FC, Imagine Community, and Inequality in Modern Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantastudies.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAtlanta Studies\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in May 2021. Abernethy\u0026#39;s paper uses \u0026quot;a mixed-methods approach to study the rise and impact of Atlanta\u0026#39;s new Major League Soccer franchise.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/soo-a-lee\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003ESooa Lee\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;defended her dissertation T\u003Cem\u003Ehe Emergence and Development of Cross-National Knowledge Sharing and Production: Case Studies of International Collaborative Projects in South Korea.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;She graduated in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/graduating-students\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EClass of 2021\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026mdash;congratulations, Sooa!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally,\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Marjorie Hall\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and co-author William Hall published\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;Beyond Sustainability - How the New Climate Initiative Affects Environmental Compliance and Planning\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.apwa.net\/MYAPWA\/Resources\/The_Reporter_Magazine\/MyApwa\/Apwa_Public\/Resources\/APWA_Reporter_Magazine.aspx\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAPWA Reporter Magazine\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the monthly publication from the American Public Works Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWhat\u0026#39;s next?\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/07341512.2021.1898896\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFront-Line Fowl: Messenger Pigeons as Communications Technology in the U.S. Army\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAlice Clifton-Morekis\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewill appear in the Spring 2021 issue of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHistory and Technology.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn July 2021,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMario Bianchini\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;will present\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u0026quot;Through Play: Knowledge\u0026quot;: Computer Toys and the Scientific Technological Revolution in the GDR\u0026quot;\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.icohtec.org\/w-annual-meeting\/prague-2021\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAnnual Meeting of the International Committee for the History of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Prague, Czechia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn November 2021, Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EClare Barbour\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;will present\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMapping Snowden\u0026#39;s Files: GIS Evidence of Technological Colonialism and the \u0026#39;Persistence\u0026#39; Feature of Infrastructure\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the SHOT Annual Meeting. Her presentation will be part of the panel on\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECable Empires: Superimposing U.S. Intelligence Cable Infrastructure on the British Submarine Telegraph Cable.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGarrett Bunyak\u0026#39;s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;article\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;Inferiority by Association: Animals, Migrants, and Chicana\/(Eco)feminist Possibilities\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;will appear in the book\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/brill.com\/view\/title\/58839\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELike an Animal: Critical Animal Studies Approaches to Borders, Displacement, and Othering.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;The volume will challenge fundamental concepts of race, displacement, and refugees and show \u0026quot;how we can bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice at the border.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/christopher-a-long\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EChristopher Long\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will publish\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EDragonflies in the African Bush: Security Ramifications of Low-Cost Light Attack\/Air Reconnaissance Aircraft Proliferation and the Chinese Aviation Industry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ein the book\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.springer.com\/gp\/book\/9783030736545\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EProliferation of Weapons and Dual-Use Technologies - Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic Approaches\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EThe book explores \u0026quot;the rapid pace of technological evolution in diplomatic, information, military, and economic sectors, which has contributed to a dynamic international policy environment.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJack Linzhou Xing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;was one of four co-authors on the forthcoming paper\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECapitalism, Overwork, and Polanyi\u0026#39;s Dialectics of Freedom: Emerging Visions of Work-Life Balance in Contemporary Urban China.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;It will appear in the book\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/title\/HannWork\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWork, Society, and the Ethical Self: Chimeras of Freedom in the Neoliberal Era,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;which connects \u0026quot;investigations of work to questions of personal and professional identity.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarjorie Hall\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;won a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainability.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBrooks Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(BBISS) Graduate Student Assistantship in the BBISS GRA Scholar Program. The highly competitive fully-funded two-year program will begin in Fall 2021. 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