Does Technology Interfere in Our Love Stories?
In Catalina Toma’s research, one thing is obvious: Technology plays an important role in people’s romantic relationships. Her findings look into the nuances of when this is a good or bad thing.
In Catalina Toma’s research, one thing is obvious: Technology plays an important role in people’s romantic relationships. Her findings look into the nuances of when this is a good or bad thing.
The Communication Arts advanced production course “CA609: Advanced Screenwriting” engrosses students in the art of screenwriting for feature films. Over a semester, students are tasked with writing a 70-90-page screenplay while focusing on character and plot development and creating a cinematic experience through vivid writing. With the Spring semester well underway, students are focusing their …
Communication Arts is proud to welcome Professor Adriana Angel from Universidad de Manizales in Colombia to UW-Madison for the Spring 2025 semester. Professor Angel is the Tinker Visiting Professor, a prestigious award many influential scholars and public figures have received. The generosity of the Tinker Foundation has allowed the UW LACIS program (Latin American Caribbean …
Memorial Union, 800 University Avenue (Room Information Shared Upon Registration) February 7, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. At this Friday Lunch event, Assistant Professor Darshana Mini locates the longer histories of migration of Indian indentured labor to Malaya and Strait settlements through an analysis of Kamaladevi Aravindan’s Sembawang: A Novel (2020).
Communication Arts congratulates Allison Prasch for receiving a named professorship award: the Letters & Science Nancy Obin Sukenik Professorship. According to Eric Wilcots, Dean of the College of Letters & Science, “the holder of this award is dedicated to the understanding and strengthening of American democracy through their teaching and research.” This sentiment is evident throughout …
Accessing knowledge has become increasingly easy in recent decades. Scientific facts about climate change and global warming can be found with the flick of a finger — yet this has not been enough to persuade emerging climate change deniers to acknowledge its reality and urgency.
The Communication Arts community has lost one of its truly stellar figures. David Bordwell, the Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died on February 29, 2024 at the age of 76 after a lengthy illness. A prolific researcher, dedicated teacher, and passionate cinephile, he guided countless colleagues, students, and …
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 important question in a new book: Redefining Sports Media (Routledge, 2023). We asked him to share about his research, writing …
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 Graduate Education (OVCRGE) and funded by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Per the OVCRGE, this fellowship recognizes faculty with exceptional …