Vance Kepley

Vance I. Kepley is Emeritus Professor of Film in the Department of Communication Arts. He served on the Department faculty for 36 years before retiring in May 2017. In the course of his UW career he taught a variety of courses related to film history, and he conducted research focused on film and social history with special interest in Russian/Soviet cinema and documentary film. He held several Departmental offices including Department Chair, Associate Chair, and director of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. He is also a Communication Arts alumnus, earning his MA (1976) and PhD (1978) from the Department.