University of Wisconsin-Madison
Biography Office Hours: By Appointment Current and Future Projects Analyzing possibilities for and threats to vibrant, inclusive, and empowering democratic practices Analyzing approaches to racial and economic inequalities in contemporary discourses about public education Analyzing laws and policies that seek to proscribe discussions of structural racism in public education Expertise and Activities Robert Asen conducts …
Biography Expertise and Activities Anirban Baishya is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Politics, & Culture at the Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests lie at the intersection of visual and digital cultures, with a particular emphasis on media aesthetics, ethics and affect. He studies how digital media regulates everyday life spaces …
Biography Current and Future Projects Article on the history and function of museum exhibitions about filmmakers Book project on postwar French film culture Expertise and Activities My research explores the history of French film, filmmakers’ creative processes and concrete working conditions, the achievements and constraints of women in the film industry, the relationships between film and other …
Biography About Craig Erpelding, winner of the 2023 University Film and Video Association Teaching Award, is also an award-winning Independent Filmmaker with projects screened at venues and festivals across 4 continents. His textbook, Filmmaking with Intention: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Engaging Motion Pictures, is now in First Edition from Cognella Publishing. Erpelding earned his …
Biography Current and Future Projects Streaming television audiences Contemporary television comedy Expertise and Activities My work examines how media entertainment and its audiences interact, and examines how and where value and meaning are created. More specifically, my research projects fall into one or more of the following areas: (1) contemporary television studies, (2) qualitative audience …
Biography Current and Future Projects Morning Moon a feature film script about a 22 year-old orphan’s search for her biological father. Florence a 30-minute music documentary about the origins of an indie-pop song. Shades of War an experimental film, interweaving archival footage, actor voices, and AI-generated stills. Expertise and Activities My creative interests and work …
Biography Expertise and Activities I teach advanced media production courses and am the Coordinator for the Digital Cinema Production Certificate. I have participated in just about every type of film production there is: independent films, music videos, documentaries, experimental films, commercials and Hollywood feature films. My early films were experimental documentaries, and I am now …
Biography Current and Upcoming Projects: QAnon: Capitalism and the Crisis of Meaning (Bloomsbury) Expertise and Activities: My current research and teaching focus particularly on extremist beliefs and conspiracy movements online. I focus on the history of conspiracy theories in an effort to understand the contemporary obsession with alternative political explanations for current events. Much …
Biography Office Hours: By appointment Current and Upcoming Projects GunTalk: Everyday Discourse, Weaponized Expertise and Activities Hi. Call me “Rob”! I am founder and Director of Digital Studies and DesignLab and Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. I am also affiliate faculty in the Information …