Communication Arts professor emeritus David Bordwell is always busy. In April, he published his new book The Rhapsodes, which examines key critics from the 1940s and their influence on the world of film. But now, a new development adds to his long list of accolades: Bordwell will be the new Senior Chair of Modern Culture …
On the evening of April 26, the top 16 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 the end of each semester. Teaching assistants from all sections of the course submitted the speeches of their top two …
This week, registration is officially open for Summer Term 2016 courses! Seniors, juniors, and sophomores can enroll now, and freshmen can enroll on Friday. Taking summer courses is a great way to: Communication Arts is offering thirteen courses to choose from this summer: To learn more about each class, visit commarts.wisc.edu/courses or meet with our …
If one wanted to know what a couple of dozen people with ties to UW-Madison Communication Arts were doing February 26-27, they’d need look no further than the Radio Preservation Task Force Conference. The conference, hosted at the Library of Congress and the University of Maryland, was titled “Save America’s Radio Heritage” and focused on …
What do the films Silicon Cowboys (2016) and The Smart Studios Story (2016) have in common? Quite a lot, actually! For one, both are documentaries about start-ups in the early 1980s that had significant impacts in their respective industries before faltering in the 2000s. Secondly, the filmmakers are connected to UW-Madison and the Department of …
We’ve all been there: sitting at home or at work, phone to our ear, listening to the third, fourth, or fifth loop of smooth jazz music play over the line as we wait for customer service. After what seems to be an eon, a representative responds… only to immediately transfer us to someone else. The …
Published twice a year, the Journal of Radio & Audio Media (JRAM) aims to promote scholarly discussions concerning radio and other contemporary audio media. As part of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA), the journal publishes articles from around the world. This year, the Radio and Audio Media Division of the BEA, in collaboration with the …
It is relatively rare for a named professorship to be bestowed upon a faculty member. It takes a full career of teaching, research, and substantial contributions to their field for a professor to receive such a title, and even with those qualifications it is not a guarantee. Until recently, Professor Emeritus David Bordwell and Professor …
Associate Professor Karma Chávez has received two awards from the National Communication Association (NCA)! From the Latino Studies Division she has been named the 2015 Córdova-Puchot Scholar of the Year, and from the Caucus on GLBTQ Concerns she was given the Lambda Award for LGBTQ Advocacy. Both awards are tremendous honors and distinguish Professor Chávez for …
In October, former UW Communication Arts Ph.D. candidate Eric Crosby began work as the Richard Armstrong Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA) in Pittsburgh. After studying the history of avant-garde film and video as a doctoral candidate at UW-Madison, Crosby began work at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota in …