Graduates of UW-Madison who earn a degree in Communication Arts go on to do amazing things—so the Department of Communication Arts is excited to announce its inaugural Distinguished Alumni Awards to recognize these many accomplishments. As communication professionals, our graduates shape the ways that we can interact and connect with one another. They pursue research …
David Bordwell, Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and esteemed film theorist, has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to the world of mystery writing. His latest work, Perplexing Plots: Popular Storytelling and the Poetics of Murder, published by Columbia University Press, has been shortlisted for the Best Critical/Biographical …
Lopez, a professor of communication arts and the Director of the Asian American Studies Program, is one of 15 faculty honored nationwide for research, dedication and impact. by AARON R. CONKLIN Dr. Lori Lopez, a professor of communication arts and the Director of the Asian American Studies Program, is one of 15 researchers nationwide to be …
What: Colloquium Talk “Enacting Rhetorical Citizenship in Alternative Media Dispositives: Illustrations and Challenges” When: Thursday, October 19 from 4-5:30 pm CT Where: Ewbank Room (6th Floor, Chair’s Suite), Vilas Hall In “Enacting Rhetorical Citizenship in Alternative Media Dispositives: Illustrations and Challenges,” Prof. Mădroane will present a framework for the analysis of discursive enactments of rhetorical …
The Communication Arts Department is delighted to announce that Communication Science Professor Dr. Lyn Van Swol has won a Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Awards have been granted since 1953, an honor recognizing the university’s finest educators. Dr. Van Swol has more than demonstrated her deservingness to be named among the awardees during …
Research Explores Mistrust in Health & Science Communication Although many of us may have a mistrust of institutions, history and lived experience have made these feelings particularly acute for Black Americans who have faced persistent institutional oppression. How do you trust communication about science and health when those voices of authority have done real harm …
The Department of Communication Arts is proud to celebrate the cohort of graduate students who recently defended their doctoral dissertations. Over the past four months, nine scholars earned their doctorate in the department. Each did so following years of concerted effort. To earn a PhD in Communication Arts, one must first successfully complete a master’s …
The Department of Communication Arts is honored to announce that Professor Marie-Louise Mares and Professor Jonathan Gray have been named ICA Fellows. The International Communication Association (ICA) celebrated Dr. Mares and Dr. Gray last Saturday, May 28, at its annual conference, held this year in Paris. Fellow status in the ICA follows a rigorous nomination …
The Department of Communication Arts is pleased to announce that Professor Lori Lopez is a 2022-23 winner of the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship award. This award recognizes impressive research efforts of UW-Madison faculty within the first six years of their promotion to tenure. The Romnes Fellowship includes a $60,000 research award, to be spent over …