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 …
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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 …
Celebrating the Life of Media and Cultural Studies Alum Dr. Christopher H. Smith
The Department of Communication Arts is saddened to hear of the passing of esteemed University of Wisconsin – Madison alum Christopher Holmes Smith. Dr. Smith earned his PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from the …
Rhetoric Professor Dr. Sara McKinnon Leads Project to Push “Research Forward” on “Safe Passage from the Darién Gap”
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) has announced the recipients of its competitive Research Forward initiative funding, and among this year’s selected projects is “Safe Passage from the Darién …
Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture Professor Dr. Jenell Johnson Publishes a New Book on the Meaning of “Life”
Dr. Jenell Johnson, a professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture in the Department of Communication Arts, has recently published a new book entitled Every Living Thing: The Politics of Life in Common (Penn State University Press, 2023). …
Love, Links, Archives: NEH Grant Allows Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research to Save and Share the Wendy Clarke Tape Collection
The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR), under Director and Communication Arts Professor Dr. Eric Hoyt, has received a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to digitize, preserve, and …
$6.5M to Graduate Student Support: The Marilynn R. Baxter Trust Gift “Transformational” to the Department of Communication Arts’ Graduate Program
The Graduate Program in the Department of Communication Arts received a remarkable, transformative gift from the Marilynn R. Baxter Trust. Dr. Marilynn R. Baxter (MA ’64, PhD ’73) designated three areas on campus in her …