Sports media are ubiquitous, but how does one approach the many disparate types of media as a unified field of study? Media and Cultural Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Jason Kido Lopez recently took on this …
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Media and Cultural Studies Professor Eric Hoyt Receives H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
The Department of Communication Arts is pleased to announce that Media and Cultural Studies Professor Eric Hoyt has received a prestigious H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and …
Rhetoric Professor Dr. Sara McKinnon Leads Project to Push “Research Forward” on “Safe Passage from the Darién Gap”
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) has announced the recipients of its competitive Research Forward initiative funding, and among this year’s selected projects is “Safe Passage from the Darién …
Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture Professor Dr. Jenell Johnson Publishes a New Book on the Meaning of “Life”
Dr. Jenell Johnson, a professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture in the Department of Communication Arts, has recently published a new book entitled Every Living Thing: The Politics of Life in Common (Penn State University Press, 2023). …
Assistant Professor of Film Dr. Darshana Mini wins the first ICA Byerly Award for Research in Feminist Political Economy of Communication
The Communication Arts Department is so pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Film Dr. Darshana Sreedhar Mini was awarded the first Byerly Award for Research in Feminist Political Economy of Communication by the Feminist …
Media and Cultural Studies Professor Dr. Lori Kido Lopez Wins a 2023 UW System Board of Regents Diversity Award
The Communication Arts Department is proud to announce that Dr. Lori Kido Lopez, a professor of Media and Cultural Studies and the director of the Asian American Studies program, has received a 2023 UW System …