Communications News

What Sort of World is Data Colonialism Creating? JCU Welcomes Sociologist Nick Couldry

What Sort of World is Data Colonialism Creating? JCU Welcomes Sociologist Nick Couldry

The JCU Department of Communications welcomed media and culture theorist Nick Couldry for the event “What Sort of World is Data Colonialism Creating?” on November 10, 2022.

Two JCU Students Selected to Participate in Workshop Organized by Rome’s MACRO Museum

Two JCU Students Selected to Participate in Workshop Organized by Rome’s MACRO Museum

Students Anastasiia Lazareva and Maria Isabel Escalante Gortaire were selected to take part in the “Until the end of Time” workshop organized by the MACRO Museum.

Digital Delights and Disturbances: Poledance and Censorship

Digital Delights and Disturbances: Poledance and Censorship

JCU welcomed London-based Italian researcher, activist and blogger Carolina Are for “Pole Dancing Against the Algorithm”. Are is a professional pole dancer with a Ph.D. in Content Moderation, and an Innovation Fellow at Northumbia University’s Centre for Digital Citizens.

Meet Editor-in-Chief of JCU’s Student Run Newspaper, Ilenia Reale

Meet Editor-in-Chief of JCU’s Student Run Newspaper, Ilenia Reale

Ilenia Reale is a Communications major and Business Administration minor from Rome. She is editor in chief of the JCU student run newspaper The Matthew. She has worked as student ambassador for Italian admissions office, and currently is an Assistant Orientation leader.  

From Johannesburg to Rome: Meet Communications Alumna Megan Dhlamini 

From Johannesburg to Rome: Meet Communications Alumna Megan Dhlamini 

Megan Dhlamini graduated from JCU in 2021 with a B.A. in Communications. Now, she works as Coordinator of Northeastern University’s Italy program at JCU.  

Keep On Filming: Communications Alumna Caterina Fassina

Keep On Filming: Communications Alumna Caterina Fassina

Alumna Caterina Fassina is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Cinema, Television, and Multimedia Production at the Università di Bologna.

Communications Alumnus Alessandro Ceschi Wins Writing Prize in China

Communications Alumnus Alessandro Ceschi Wins Writing Prize in China

Alumnus Alessandro Ceschi won the Sixth Tone China Writing Contest with his Almost Family piece. Ceschi has lived in China since graduating in 2016.

Where Are They Now? Meet Seven JCU Valedictorians

Where Are They Now? Meet Seven JCU Valedictorians

In preparation for JCU’s 50th-anniversary celebrations, the Web Communications Office reached out to some past valedictorians to see what path their lives have taken.

Professor Antonio Lopez Receives Marieli Rowe Innovation in Media Literacy Award

Professor Antonio Lopez Receives Marieli Rowe Innovation in Media Literacy Award

Communications Professor and Department Chair Antonio Lopez recently received the Marieli Rowe Innovation in Media Literacy award for his ecomedialiteracy.org project.

Media and the Environment: Alumna Elisabetta Petrucci

Media and the Environment: Alumna Elisabetta Petrucci

Elisabetta Petrucci, born and raised in Rome, graduated from JCU in May 2019. She has a B.A. in Communications with a minor in Entrepreneurship.  Elisabetta is currently pursuing her Master’s in Cultural Encounters and Communication at Roskilde University in Denmark.

Meet Class of 2022 Valedictorian Giulia Leo

Meet Class of 2022 Valedictorian Giulia Leo

John Cabot University’s Dean of Academic Affairs Carlos Dews is pleased to announce the Valedictorian for the Class of 2022, Giulia Leo. She has earned a B.A. in Communications, summa cum laude, with a minor in Creative Writing.

Italian Electronic Literature: JCU Welcomes Author Emanuela Patti

Italian Electronic Literature: JCU Welcomes Author Emanuela Patti

On April 11, 2022, JCU welcomed Italian author Emanuela Patti from the University of Edinburgh to talk about her new book, Opera aperta: Italian Electronic Literature from the 1960’s to the present (Peter Lang, 2022).

Discovering the World of Crowdfunding with Professor Jenn Lindsay

Discovering the World of Crowdfunding with Professor Jenn Lindsay

The JCU Institute for Entrepreneurship welcomed Communications Professor Jenn Lindsay for a talk on crowdfunding in the film industry.

JCU Communications Department Hosts Talk on Algorithmic Resistance Project

JCU Communications Department Hosts Talk on Algorithmic Resistance Project

The JCU Communications Department organized a talk called “The Algorithmic Resistance Project,” on March 23, 2022, in the context of the Digital Delights and Disturbances Lecture Series.

Telling Stories Through Expanded Cinema: Professor Marco G. Ferrari

Telling Stories Through Expanded Cinema: Professor Marco G. Ferrari

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Professor Marco G. Ferrari holds an M.F.A. from the University of Chicago. He has been part of JCU’s Department of Communications since 2017.

NFTs and Blockchain Culture: A Critical Perspective by Three Experts

NFTs and Blockchain Culture: A Critical Perspective by Three Experts

On March 10, JCU Media Studies lecturer Alberto Micali hosted a talk called “NFTs and Blockchain Culture,” as part of the Communications Department Digital Delights and Disturbances Lecture Series.

JCU Welcomes Alumna Melisa Manrique, Co-Founder of My Migrant Mama

JCU Welcomes Alumna Melisa Manrique, Co-Founder of My Migrant Mama

Alumna Melisa Manrique, Co-Founder of My Migrant Mama talked about the power of changing perspectives regarding the the power of changing perspectives of the word "migrant."

JCU Welcomes Valentina Tanni for a Talk on the Digital Image

JCU Welcomes Valentina Tanni for a Talk on the Digital Image

On February 23, 2022, John Cabot University’s Department of Communications welcomed Valentina Tanni, for a talk called “Memesthetics: The Digital Image as a Network."

Communications Professors Donatella Della Ratta and Peter Sarram Co-edit Book on Digital Cultures

Communications Professors Donatella Della Ratta and Peter Sarram Co-edit Book on Digital Cultures

Communications Professors Donatella Della Ratta and Peter Sarram, along with Geert Lovink , and Teresa Numerico , have recently edited an anthology called The Aesthetics and Politics of the Online Self: A Savage Journey into the Heart of Digital Cultures.

Alumna Sara Gabai Publishes LGBTQI Digital Media Activism and Counter-Hate Speech in Italy

Alumna Sara Gabai Publishes LGBTQI Digital Media Activism and Counter-Hate Speech in Italy

John Cabot University is pleased to announce that alumna Sara Gabai’s book LGBTQI Digital Media Activism and Counter-Hate Speech in Italy (Routledge, 2022) will be published in April 2022.