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 …
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Department Welcomes New Professors Karma Chávez and Catalina Toma
This year, the Department of Communication Arts is pleased to welcome Professor of Rhetoric Karma Chávez and Professor of Communication Science Catalina Toma. Chávez’s research focuses on the rhetorical practices of marginalized groups and the …
Cinematheque Welcomes new Director of Programming Jim Healy
Starting in October, the Cinematheque and Department of Communication Arts will welcome Jim Healy to the position of Director of Programming. Jim brings a wealth of programming experience to the Cinematheque. Since 2001, he has been Assistant …
Emeritus Professor Joanne Cantor Appears on MSNBC
On Thursday, July 22, Emeritus Professor Joanne Cantor appeared on MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie and later on MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts. Cantor shared tips from her new book Conquer CyberOverload on how …
Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research Celebrates 50th Anniversary with On, Archives! Conference
A conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, On, Archives!, in conjunction with a Symposium on Broadcasting in the 1930s, took place July 6 to 9, 2010. Four days of …
Emeritus Professor John Fiske Honored at Conference
From the late 1970s through the 1990s, Department of Communication Arts Emeritus Professor John Fiske was one of the most influential media scholars in the world. Books such as Reading Television (co-written with John Hartley in 1978),Television …
Emeritus Professor Bordwell and Honorary Fellow Thompson Featured in New York Times
Emeritus Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies David Bordwell and Department of Communication Arts Honorary Fellow Kristin Thompson are again in the spotlight of mainstream media, this time in an article by Manohla Dargis in the New …
Alumni Horowitz and Kitsis Reflect on Careers, Lost
Department of Communication Arts alumni Adam Horowitz (’93) and Eddy Kitsis (’93) reflected on their rise from aspiring writers to executive producers/writers of ABC’s hit network drama Lost. Speaking to a group of about 50 Department …
Independent Film Director Byington Answers Student Questions
The morning after a screening of his new independent film Harmony & Me (2009) to over 1,500 people (including Chancellor Biddy Martin) at the 12th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, director Robert Byington sat down with students from Professor JJ …
Professors Gray and Hilmes Featured on Local WKOW News
Department of Communication Arts Media & Cultural Studies Associate Professor Jonathan Grayand Professor Michele Hilmes discussed the online popularity of the hit ABC network drama Loston Madison’s WKOW-TV 27 news. In one segment, Gray explained how Lost was perfectly timed …