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Wisconsin Screenwriter’s Symposium
WISCONSIN SCREENWRITERS’ SYMPOSIUM Co-sponsored by The Department of Communication Arts, and the International Screenwriters’ Association, the first annual Wisconsin Screenwriters’ Symposium is a convening of area storytellers, aspiring screenwriters, and film students for a series …
Remembering Professor Emeritus David Bordwell
The Communication Arts community has lost one of its truly stellar figures. David Bordwell, the Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died on February 29, 2024 at the age …
Professor Emeritus David Bordwell Shortlisted for Mystery Writers of America Award
David Bordwell, Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and esteemed film theorist, has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to the world of mystery writing. His latest work, Perplexing …
Lopez named Emerging Scholar by Diverse Magazine
Lopez, a professor of communication arts and the Director of the Asian American Studies Program, is one of 15 faculty honored nationwide for research, dedication and impact. by AARON R. CONKLIN Dr. Lori Lopez, a professor …
Digitizing “The Love Tapes:” Preserving Marginalized Voices and Memories
Decades before the rise of YouTube, Zoom, and Instagram, video artist Wendy Clarke created groundbreaking media projects that empowered everyday people to share their stories and connect. In her long-running “Love Tapes” project, a diverse …
Diana Mădroane Presents: Enacting Rhetorical Citizenship in Alternative Media Dispositives: Illustrations and Challenges
What: Colloquium Talk “Enacting Rhetorical Citizenship in Alternative Media Dispositives: Illustrations and Challenges” When: Thursday, October 19 from 4-5:30 pm CT Where: Ewbank Room (6th Floor, Chair’s Suite), Vilas Hall In “Enacting Rhetorical Citizenship in …
Meet the 2023 Graduate Students! New Faces Around Vilas Hall
Welcome to the 22 new graduate students in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison! Get to know the new cohort a little better through their brief bios below (a HUGE thank …
Media and Cultural Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Jason Kido Lopez “Redefines Sports Media” in New Book
Sports media are ubiquitous, but how does one approach the many disparate types of media as a unified field of study? Media and Cultural Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Jason Kido Lopez recently took on this …
Media and Cultural Studies Professor Eric Hoyt Receives H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
The Department of Communication Arts is pleased to announce that Media and Cultural Studies Professor Eric Hoyt has received a prestigious H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and …