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Communication Arts is in the middle of a fundraising campaign. And thanks to a generous donor, all donations from now until July 31st will be doubled as part of the Comm Arts Match! Support from donors is crucial to give our students the best experience and opportunities possible, and to keep the Department of Communication …

Communication Arts Professor Jonathan Gray will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Communication and the Public, which will be held June 18-19 in Beijing. Professor Gray’s talk is titled, “Swipe for More: Satire, Play, and Citizenship on the Move.” He will be introduced by fellow Communication Arts Professor Zhongdang Pan. When asked to elaborate …

Communication Arts professor emeritus David Bordwell is always busy. In April, he published his new book The Rhapsodes, which examines key critics from the 1940s and their influence on the world of film. But now, a new development adds to his long list of accolades: Bordwell will be the new Senior Chair of Modern Culture …

On the evening of April 26, the top 16 persuasive speakers enrolled in the fall semester of Communication Arts 100 competed in the CA 100 Speech Contest. The speech contest is a long-standing tradition at the end of each semester. Teaching assistants from all sections of the course submitted the speeches of their top two …

This week, registration is officially open for Summer Term 2016 courses! Seniors, juniors, and sophomores can enroll now, and freshmen can enroll on Friday. Taking summer courses is a great way to: Communication Arts is offering thirteen courses to choose from this summer: To learn more about each class, visit commarts.wisc.edu/courses or meet with our …

If one wanted to know what a couple of dozen people with ties to UW-Madison Communication Arts were doing February 26-27, they’d need look no further than the Radio Preservation Task Force Conference. The conference, hosted at the Library of Congress and the University of Maryland, was titled “Save America’s Radio Heritage” and focused on …

What do the films Silicon Cowboys (2016) and The Smart Studios Story (2016) have in common? Quite a lot, actually! For one, both are documentaries about start-ups in the early 1980s that had significant impacts in their respective industries before faltering in the 2000s. Secondly, the filmmakers are connected to UW-Madison and the Department of …

We’ve all been there: sitting at home or at work, phone to our ear, listening to the third, fourth, or fifth loop of smooth jazz music play over the line as we wait for customer service. After what seems to be an eon, a representative responds… only to immediately transfer us to someone else. The …

Published twice a year, the Journal of Radio & Audio Media (JRAM) aims to promote scholarly discussions concerning radio and other contemporary audio media. As part of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA), the journal publishes articles from around the world. This year, the Radio and Audio Media Division of the BEA, in collaboration with the …

It is relatively rare for a named professorship to be bestowed upon a faculty member. It takes a full career of teaching, research, and substantial contributions to their field for a professor to receive such a title, and even with those qualifications it is not a guarantee. Until recently, Professor Emeritus David Bordwell and Professor …