{"643878":{"#nid":"643878","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Meet the Creative Class Making Atlanta the New Epicenter of American Arts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoycelyn Wilson, assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communications, was featured in the article \u0026quot;Meet the Creative Class Making Atlanta the New Epicenter of American Arts,\u0026quot; published Feb. 3, 2021 in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EInstyle.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWilson, who helps lead LMC\u0026#39;s Black Media Studies program and whose research focuses on hip hop culture in particular, gave her perspective in the article on the factors contributing to the ascendence of the city\u0026#39;s arts scene.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat makes Atlanta so sacred? It\u0026#39;s long been a hub for anything and everything that matters \u0026mdash; music, art, films, and certainly, as recent\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/politics-social-issues\/georgia-democratic-wins-reactions\u0022\u003Ecurrent events will attest\u003C\/a\u003E, politics. But now, perhaps due to the spotlight on politics, people are paying attention to the city\u0026#39;s unlimited potential and the supremely talented people who live there.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne such person is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/drjoyce.net\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens new window)\u0022\u003EDr. Joycelyn Wilson\u003C\/a\u003E, the assistant professor of hip-hop studies and digital media at Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Ivan Allen College, who wrote an essay for March issue describing Atlanta\u0026#39;s rich history and cultural significance, especially for the Black community. \u0026quot;Atlanta, like Wakanda, is a special place for Black Americans,\u0026quot; she writes. \u0026quot;The difference is there are parts of the mecca mythology that\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eactually\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;exist. First, it\u0026#39;s the birthplace of Dr. King \u0026mdash; whose noble actions turned Atlanta into one of the most culturally resilient cities in the American South. Second, Atlanta has repeatedly applied its secret sauce for mixing music, culture, and business with progressive Democratic politics to keep the city blue and, more recently, help flip a traditionally red state.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/news\/atlanta-creative-class?utm_source=instagram\u0026amp;utm_medium=social\u0026amp;utm_campaign=instyle_instyle\u0026amp;utm_term=curalate_like2buy\u0022\u003EFull article.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35266","created_gmt":"2021-02-04 15:06:39","changed_gmt":"2021-02-04 15:06:53","author":"ifrazer3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"law school.","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/news\/atlanta-creative-class?utm_source=instagram\u0026utm_medium=social\u0026utm_campaign=instyle_instyle\u0026utm_term=curalate_like2buy","dateline":{"date":"2021-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"594790":{"id":"594790","type":"image","title":"Joycelyn Wilson","body":null,"created":"1503421639","gmt_created":"2017-08-22 17:07:19","changed":"1503421748","gmt_changed":"2017-08-22 17:09:08","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226684","name":"DrJoycelynWilson_Headshot_prefered_sm.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DrJoycelynWilson_Headshot_prefered_sm.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DrJoycelynWilson_Headshot_prefered_sm.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":523740,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DrJoycelynWilson_Headshot_prefered_sm.jpg?itok=yoVyWFS5"}}},"media_ids":["594790"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"181010","name":"School of Literature Media and Communications"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}