Stories indexed under: Communication arts

Total: 8

  • UW experts weigh in on Lincoln as movie opens in theaters Nov. 13, 2012 President Abraham Lincoln is more monument than man to many Americans, with his image printed on our currency and seated atop Bascom Hill, among other places. On Friday, director Steven Spielberg’s movie “Lincoln,” with Irish actor Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, opens in theaters.
  • What makes a great commencement speech? May 10, 2012
  • Is media-driven "pseudo-reality" the future of U.S. politics? April 10, 2012 In the hyperpolarized world of the 2012 election, misinformation among Americans remains widespread, a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study finds.
  • Lovelorn liars leave linguistic leads Feb. 13, 2012 Online daters intent on fudging their personal information have a big advantage: most people are terrible at identifying a liar. But new research is turning the tables on deceivers using their own words.
  • Cut board The story continues off-screen for movies, TV shows Jan. 14, 2010 Even if you haven't seen "Avatar," you may have caught the movie's trailer on television, heard its characters are blue and 10 feet tall, or know it was directed by James Cameron of "Titanic" and "Terminator" fame. Based on those tidbits, you may have decided you're dying to see the blockbuster or you'd rather watch paint dry.
  • Restructured folklore class brings local culture to life July 9, 2009 Most students would jump at the chance to customize their own course content for the semester. Robert Howard, an associate professor of communication arts and associate chair of the Folklore Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, gave his students such an opportunity.
  • Film still from collection Film and theater center digitizes three new collections May 6, 2009 Three new collections in the holding of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research have been sifted, winnowed, digitized and posted to the Web.
  • Intersession class to explore LGBT civil rights May 24, 2007 For years, the historical significance of the Stonewall Rebellion, the Mattachine Society and the GLF has been "in the closet" and largely unknown to mainstream America.