For decades, many assumed Stalin had great or total control over filmmaking in the Soviet Union. However, in her new revisionist book, Not According to Plan, Assistant Professor Maria Belodubrovskaya argues that was not the …
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Marissa Fernholz and Caelyn Randall To Receive Campus-Wide TA Awards
Last February, the Department of Communication Arts celebrated one of our teaching assistants for being the first in the department’s history to receive a campus-wide TA award. Now, in the following year, we are extremely …
Dr. Andrew Bottomley Wins SCMS 2018 Dissertation Award
We are proud to share that Dr. Andrew Bottomley is the recipient of the 2018 Society of Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Dissertation Award. Dr. Bottomley is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies in SUNY …
James G. Hirsch Receives the Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award
On Sunday, December 3rd, UW alumnus James G. Hirsch will receive the Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caucus of Producers, Writers and Directors at the organization’s 35th Annual Awards Dinner. The Caucus is an …
Kelly Kahl Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
On Thursday, October 19, Kelly Kahl was one of four recipients to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The award, first established in 1936, is the highest honor bestowed by the …
Third Annual Asian American Media Spotlight
The weekend of October 13-15, students and Madison community members have the opportunity to see three brand new films at Madison’s Asian American Media Spotlight. This annual event, now in its third year as a …
Charles Burnett at UW-Madison
On Friday, the filmmaker Charles Burnett met with about two dozen undergraduate and graduate students from Communication Arts media production courses. In town for UW-Madison’s Distinguished Lecture Series, as well as a Cinematheque screening of …
Two Comm Arts Students Make Their Emmy Debut
Communication Arts students Ali Walton and Ryan Holtz both worked at the 69th Emmy Awards on Sunday. The opportunity arose from their internships at CBS in Los Angeles, which are sponsored each summer by Comm Arts …
Meet Steffie Halverson
Meet Steffie Halverson, the new undergraduate advisor in Communication Arts. She joins Mary Rossa in advising hundreds of Communication Arts students who travel the halls of Vilas each semester. Halverson became interested in education after …
Welcome, Students!
Welcome, students! And for many of you, welcome back! The fall semester is underway and it’s bound to be a great one. We look forward to seeing you in Communication Arts courses and around campus, …