{"648384":{"#nid":"648384","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Speculative Fiction Magazine Hivemind Continues Georgia Tech\u2019s Sci-Fi Tradition ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScience\u0026nbsp;fiction\u0026nbsp;has a long history\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech,\u0026nbsp;dating back to\u0026nbsp;1971 when Professor Irving \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Foote taught\u0026nbsp;one of the\u0026nbsp;first accredited\u0026nbsp;science\u0026nbsp;fiction\u0026nbsp;courses.\u0026nbsp;In\u0026nbsp;April\u0026nbsp;2021,\u0026nbsp;on the 50th\u0026nbsp;anniversary of\u0026nbsp;that\u0026nbsp;class,\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech students and faculty\u0026nbsp;in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gmc.iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMaster of Science in\u0026nbsp;Global Media and Cultures\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program\u0026nbsp;founded a new,\u0026nbsp;speculative fiction magazine\u0026nbsp;called\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hivemind.modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHivemind\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmanda Weiss,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;editor\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;an assistant\u0026nbsp;professor of Japanese\u0026nbsp;in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Modern Languages\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;founded the\u0026nbsp;magazine to \u0026ldquo;develop something that was more focused on international cultures and languages,\u0026rdquo; she explained.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeiss\u0026nbsp;teaches Japanese media and\u0026nbsp;society\u0026nbsp;courses\u0026nbsp;while also\u0026nbsp;leading\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/633678\/east-asian-media-learning-language-culture-work-skills-through-research\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EVertically Integrated Project\u0026nbsp;(VIP)\u0026nbsp;in East Asian\u0026nbsp;media\u003C\/a\u003E. She is currently completing two book manuscripts:\u0026nbsp;an\u0026nbsp;anthology on\u0026nbsp;new Asian\u0026nbsp;fantasy\u0026nbsp;with co-editors\u0026nbsp;Ploi\u0026nbsp;Pirapokin\u0026nbsp;and Silvia Park,\u0026nbsp;and a monograph on collective memory in East Asian war cinema.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have always been a really big fan of science fiction,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;she\u0026nbsp;said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is really conducive to science fiction and has been really supportive. It\u0026#39;s through that support that\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;came to be.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith\u0026nbsp;funding\u0026nbsp;from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts,\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;Office of the Vice Provost for\u0026nbsp;International\u0026nbsp;Initiatives,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;grant\u0026nbsp;from the Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center (DILAC), Weiss\u0026nbsp;turned\u0026nbsp;her passion for\u0026nbsp;sci-fi\u0026nbsp;into a platform that not only commences a long tradition of\u0026nbsp;science\u0026nbsp;fiction\u0026nbsp;studies at\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech, but also provides students with\u0026nbsp;professional development\u0026nbsp;opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EGlobal Science Fiction\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach issue of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ecenters on a singular,\u0026nbsp;unifying theme connected to the overarching focus on\u0026nbsp;global\u0026nbsp;science\u0026nbsp;fiction.\u0026nbsp;The inaugural issue,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Future of Translation\u003C\/em\u003E, explores the theme of translation, from literal translations to multimedia tales that \u0026quot;translate\u0026quot; narratives visually.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;issue features work from Georgia Tech students\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;faculty\u0026nbsp;within the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gmc.iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGlobal Media and Cultures\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program, as well as\u0026nbsp;professional writers.\u0026nbsp;The second issue,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJapan X Future\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp;will\u0026nbsp;be released in August 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;allows students to express themselves creatively while gaining invaluable skills as communicators on a platform that allows their work to be shared and recognized nationally.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;has helped me develop professionally in a lot of ways,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;Natalie Mueller, CS \u0026#39;21, an undergraduate student and magazine contributor.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;The highly collaborative process has helped me build a lot of confidence, and my writing has improved significantly.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMueller, from Alpharetta, Ga., won\u0026nbsp;a VIP Innovation\u0026nbsp;Award for her interactive translation pieces,\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hivemind.modlangs.gatech.edu\/fiction\/race-to-the-lunar-world\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERace to the Lunar World\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hivemind.modlangs.gatech.edu\/non-fiction\/human-vs-machine-translation\/\u0022\u003EHuman vs. Machine Translation\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;both\u0026nbsp;featured in the inaugural issue.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWeiss is determined to turn the magazine into an outlet for students with a variety of skills.\u0026nbsp;Students\u0026nbsp;interested in joining the magazine team are welcome to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/asianmedia.modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eapply.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EScience Fiction at Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;has\u0026nbsp;also garnered the support of\u0026nbsp;other\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;faculty members including Lisa\u0026nbsp;Yaszek, Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Yaszek\u0026nbsp;researches and teaches\u0026nbsp;science\u0026nbsp;fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures. She is particularly interested in issues of gender, race, and science and technology in\u0026nbsp;science\u0026nbsp;fiction across media. She also\u0026nbsp;looks into\u0026nbsp;the recovery of lost voices in\u0026nbsp;science\u0026nbsp;fiction history\u0026nbsp;and the discovery of new voices from around the globe.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYaszek,\u0026nbsp;also\u0026nbsp;director of the Sci-Fi Lab, is an\u0026nbsp;advisor\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;magazine team,\u0026nbsp;helping to\u0026nbsp;raise the visibility of\u0026nbsp;science\u0026nbsp;fiction\u0026nbsp;on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We are pioneers in bringing\u0026nbsp;science\u0026nbsp;fiction into university environments, and we continue to pioneer and do exciting things.\u0026nbsp;I think that\u0026#39;s where\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;comes in and becomes very exciting,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;Yaszek\u0026nbsp;said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scifi.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESci-Fi Lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;was created to provide undergraduate students with a space to conduct individual research. Over the years, the\u0026nbsp;Lab has evolved through various iterations including a research lab, radio program, and now a podcast. Through each iteration, the Sci-Fi Lab has been predominately student-led.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the Sci-Fi Lab promote the mission of the Global Media and Cultures program by preparing students to pursue professional careers\u0026nbsp;in communication and media,\u0026nbsp;as well as\u0026nbsp;providing\u0026nbsp;expertise in a particular linguistic region of the world. Weiss and\u0026nbsp;Yaszek\u0026nbsp;are hopeful that various opportunities for collaboration among\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Sci-Fi Lab teams will present themselves\u0026nbsp;in the coming years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Literature, Media, and\u0026nbsp;Communication and\u0026nbsp;the School of Modern Languages are\u0026nbsp;both\u0026nbsp;units of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHivemind\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand Sci-Fi Lab\u0026nbsp;are\u0026nbsp; both led by\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech students and faculty\u0026nbsp;in the\u0026nbsp;Master of Science in\u0026nbsp;Global Media and Cultures\u0026nbsp;program. These initiatives offer students professional development opportunities while commemorating the long tradition of science fiction on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech students and faculty in the Master of Science in Global Media and Cultures program founded a new, speculative fiction magazine called Hivemind. 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