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Thanks to an historic agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the government of Taiwan, the film archive of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research will receive a trove of 35mm films representing some of the best work of the New Taiwanese Cinema. The donation was first announced in November 2010 during Chancellor Biddy Martin’s visit to Taiwan and …

In the second episode in a row featuring Communication Arts faculty, Professor Emerita in Communication Science Joanne Cantor appeared on the Big Ten Network’s news interview program“Office Hours”. Cantor explained how performing multiple tasks concurrently actually results in lower productivity. Cantor also discussed “cyberoverload,” — the detrimental impact on productivity and creativity from the extensive introduction of …

Professor in Media & Cultural Studies Jonathan Gray and Professor in Communication ScienceMichael Xenos examined the expanding role of political satire in today’s news coverage on the Big Ten Network’s news interview program “Office Hours”. Gray and Xenos discussed television programs such as The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and The Simpsons, as well as radio shows like The Rush Limbaugh Show and saterical …

Prolific filmmaker, documentarian, commercial director, and UW-Madison alumnus Errol Morris(History, ’69) recently appeared at numerous signature campus events as part of the university’sYear of the Arts celebration. On Thursday, October 21st, Morris taped an appearence on Wisconsin Reflections, a Big Ten Network interview series for UW-Madison alumni & friends. Later that night, he spoke in the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture …

Professor in Rhetoric Karma Chávez was recently featured on the Big Ten Network’s news interview program “Office Hours” as she discussed the intersection of immigration and LGBTQ social issues. “Office Hours” is a half hour weekly talk show on the Big Ten Network hosted by University of Wisconsin-Madison Political Science Professor Ken Goldstein. The show is produced by University Communications and the guest selection, research, and …

Grammy winning, Webby honoree, and Emmy nominated songwriter, artist, set designer, director, and collector Allee Willis(BA ’69, Journalism) recently discussed with Communication Arts students, faculty, and staff her more than thirty-year career in art. Willis, whose hit songs include Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” and “Boogie Wonderland,” The Pointer Sisters’ “Neutron Dance,” and The Rembrandts’ “I’ll …

In a September 17th visit to the Hamel Family Digital Media Lab, Department of Communication Arts donor George Hamel (BA ’80) and his parents met with Hamel Family Professor Sabine Gruffat,Professor Vance Kepley, and Faculty Associate Erik Gunneson to visit the Hamel Family Digital Media Lab in Vilas Hall. The Hamel family has a special interest in the …