Thesis Projects
Each year, a number of Communication, Culture, & Technology students choose to pursue the Master’s thesis. This project serves as a capstone experience that integrates and extends the knowledge acquired during studies in the program and can serve as a representation of students’ analytical abilities for professional purposes or for further graduate studies. Explore some recent examples below.
2024 Theses
- Fan Culture, Technology, and the Parasocial: How the K-Pop Industry Advances Relations Between Celebrities and Fans
by Catherine Roh - Museum Digital Repatriation and Case Studies: Exploring Guidelines for the Future Practice and Digital Bridge to Cultural Continuity
by Yiyun Zhou - Comparative Historical Analysis of Language Legislation in Québec and New Orleans from the Era of French Colonisation to the Present Day
by Thomas Owen Manion - Unheard Voice: Communication Disenfranchisement of Women’s Health in China
by Yanpei Chen - “Against Technology”: The Present-Absence of Luddism
by James Doyle - Decoding the Candidates: A Semiotic Analysis and Literacy Guide to Graphic Design Principles in Political Campaign Branding
by Jilanne Doom - Exploring Design Education in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges
by Aakansha Chacko
2023 Theses
- Exploring Audience Perceptions of Relational Trust in Journalism
by Erin Moroney - A Qualitative Study of Combat Veterans’ Experience Negotiating Individual and Institutional Identity Following the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
by Brooke Merwin - Framing COVID-19 Vaccine: A Content Analysis of The Washington Post News Headlines
by Tianan Lin - Abbas Kiarostami and the Essay Film: Re-encounter Kiarostami as Cinematic Essayist
by Zhuoqian Li - Tech Talent & U.S. Competition Policy: An Analysis of Big Tech Hiring Practices in the Virtual Reality Sector
by Erika Heeren - A Real Gay Person: Representation and Stereotypes in Queer Romantic Comedies
by Maj Hardikar - Healing Trauma: Diasporic Narratives in the Works of James Baldwin and Steve McQueen
by Jillian Drummond - Transgender Networked Counterpublics Against the Backdrop of a Cis-Heteronormative Public Discourse
by Robin Calleja - COVID-19 Anti-Vaccine Misinformation Discourse on Twitter: Influential Roles of Polarization and 2020 US Presidential Election
by Wei Xiao
2021 Theses
- “Cura Personalis in College Athletics: A Case Study of Student-Athletes at Georgetown University”
by Nicholas Genovese - “Autism Does Not Speak: An Analysis of the Silencing of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Community in Television Dramas”
by Michael Willson - “Decoding Ideologies in Lana Del Rey’s Celebrity Status and Artistry”
by Joseph Hammett - “Toward Ethical Applications of Artificial Intelligence: Understanding Current Uses of Facial Recognition Technology and Advancing Bias Mitigation Strategies“
by Alie Fordyce - “Military Video Games as Interactive Spectacles of War: Representations of Modern Conflict in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)”
by Ted Harrison - “Parent Reports of Children’s Parasocial Relationships with Conversational Agents: Trusted Voices in Children’s Lives“
by Anna Hoffman - “Fear, Media and Self-Confidence: Chinese Students’ Willingness to Express Opinion”
by Wei Zou - “The Han Lens: Media Representation and Public Reception of Chinese Ethnic Minorities: A Case of Ayanga”
by Zhengyan Cai - “Exploring the Use of Social Media as a Platform to Persuade the Public: A Comparative Study of the US and China”
by Fan Wang
2020 Theses
- “Longing, Belonging and Other Stories: Tales of Identity and Bengali Collective Memory“
by Proma Huq - “The Old Puppet Masters: Content Moderation on Computer Bulletin Board Systems“
by Kevin Ackermann
- “For Us By Us: Innovating a 90’s Streetwear Brand for Today’s Fashion Industry “
by Dominique Haywood - “YouTube as an Ally of Convenience: The Platform’s Building and Breaking with the LGBTQ+ Community”
by Jill Fredenburg - “Characteristics and Trends of the Voter Registration and Turnout Rate of Asian Americans in U.S. Elections: A Demographic Study of Asian American Political Participation“
by Zihan Xiao - “Two Conversations For One: Synchronous Multimodal Communication“
by Shannon Mair
- “Setting Intentions: Considering Racial Justice Implications of Facial Recognition Technology“
by Taylor Vinson - “Women, Work, and Family: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Gender Identities and Archetypes in Television Dramas“
by Jiaqi Zeng - “Community Identity, Gender, and Romance: An Analysis of Galgame Fan Culture“
by Siheng Zhu - “What Do the Guards Think? Tracing the Discourse of Employee Surveillance in Academic Institutions“
by Jenny Lee - “A Modern Digital Accessibility Issue: Understanding Social Media Anxiety in Users“
by Hayley Pontia - “Sounding the Alarm for “Watchdogs”: Threats to Journalists’ Digital Safety and Protection Strategies“
by Yaolin Chen - “Mediums and Imbrication: Toward a Middle-Oriented Historiography of Technologies“
by Matthew Lindia - “A Floating History: The Korean War and China’s Political Use of War Memory“
by Huazhi Qin - “An Economy of ‘Likes’: Instagram and Debord’s Spectacle“
by Jacob Pulitzer
CCT theses from previous years are available through the University’s Electronic Thesis Database.