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For over a decade, generous support from the Hamel family has allowed Communication Arts to send a professor and a small group of graduate students to the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado. This year’s group included Professor Jonathan Gray and graduate students Stephanie Chung (Film), Marianne Nacanaynay (Media and Cultural Studies), and Ethan Robinson (Film). …
How the Front Row Center Campaign Champions the Values of Professor David Bordwell for the Future of Film Studies David Bordwell, the Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies in Communication Arts, is well-known for his prolific career. Bordwell spent the entirety of his career in Communication Arts and was a foundational figure not just …
How Two Communication Arts Members Are Interacting with the Global Effects of Light Pollution When you look up at the night sky, are you struck by an endless horizon of dazzling stars or the intense glow of a full moon? You could be lucky and see the wisping bands of green and blue from the …
In the origin stories of Western rhetorical theory and practice, democracy appears as a main character. Scholars have cast the relationship of rhetoric and democracy as mutually constitutive: rhetoric fostered the growth of democracy, and democracy facilitated the development of rhetoric.
Politicians reach for humor more often than you think. Mari Henderson wants to understand why this functions as a political strategy.
Although many lesbians may recognize or resonate with the gold star label, its contemporary treatment as a sacrosanct standard is incredibly detrimental to queer community. As many self-proclaimed gold stars vilify lesbians whose personal identities, preferences, and labels have shifted, they propagate biphobia, transphobia, and a heavy regulation of queer multiplicity, fluidity, and ambiguity.
Duke says it has no record of influencer and reality show participant Angel Murdock ever attending its PA program. Experts say social media can make a false identity easier to build — and harder to abandon.
Disney has walked a tightrope in its public relationship to “wokeness,” amplifying and scaling back commitments to diversity and inclusion, most recently through the removal of its “Reimagine Tomorrow” program.
On Election Day in 2024, as voters cast their ballots, Elon Musk posted a campaign music video supporting Donald Trump’s bid for president.
During summer in Wisconsin, many UW students try to stay cool. This June, however, 15 students ventured to Santiago, Chile, and weathered a wide range of climates as they explored how climate change is affecting the Southern Cone of South America. This study abroad program is a part of the Global Gateway Initiative, which aims …