On the evening of December 3, the top 19 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 …
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Professors Eric Hoyt and Kelley Conway embark on ACLS Digital Extension Grant from the ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies)
Professors Eric Hoyt and Kelley Conway have embarked on an ambitious initiative to expand online access to global film magazines. Their project, Globalizing and Enhancing the Media History Digital Library, received a prestigious $150,000 Digital …
Comm Arts Grad Student Caelyn Randall Receives Access Award from McBurney Center
Communication Arts graduate student Caelyn Randall has received an Access Award from the McBurney Center for the welcoming environment they have created for deaf students and ASL interpreters in their course. Learn more in the …
Call for Submissions – ICA Preconference, May 21, 2020
Call for Submissions Social Media, Algorithms, News, and Public Engagements in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond ICA Preconference, May 21, 2020 Gold Coast, Australia Two sets of technological advances—the advent of social media and the proliferation …
A Generous Gift from Communication Arts Alumni
Over the last year, the Department of Communication Arts, the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, and scholars from around the country have benefited from a generous gift made by Communication Arts alumni. The …
Professor Derek Johnson Awarded H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Media and Cultural Studies Professor Derek Johnson has been awarded a coveted H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This …
Professor Lori Lopez Leads Teach-in on Miss Saigon
Last week, professors Lori Kido Lopez and Timothy Yu of UW–Madison sat down with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Rob Ferrett to discuss the Overture Center’s recent run of Miss Saigon and why the musical is problematic. …
SAINT JUDY Madison Premiere and Q&A with Director Sean Hanish
Saint Judy, the new film starring Michelle Monaghan, will premiere in Madison and Milwaukee this weekend. On Saturday, March 9, director Sean Hanish will be in Madison to do a Q&A after the 7:45pm screening at …
Professor Allison M. Prasch Joins Communication Arts Faculty
We are delighted to announce that Professor Allison M. Prasch has accepted a faculty position in the Department of Communication Arts. A scholar of presidential public address, Prasch is at work on a book manuscript …
Professor Sara McKinnon Receives Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Communication Arts Professor Sara McKinnon is one of the Chancellor’s 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients! Sara McKinnon has been a professor at UW-Madison since 2010. She has taught several courses, including CA 260 – Communication …