Category Society & Culture
Classic vampire film to open Cinematheque’s spring screenings
Students in Tomislav Longinovic’s new class, The Vampire in Literature and Film, won’t have far to look for their assignment to see German director F.W. Murnau’s 1922 classic “Nosferatu.â€
Chazen explores ‘Color of Iron,’ Tandem Press achievements
“The Color of Ironâ€, an upcoming show at the Chazen Museum of Art, uses color to foster a greater understanding of the role that iron plays in color in different media, and, by extension, the role that color plays in artistic creation.
Youth Speaks presents teen spoken word finals
On January 28, 2006 at 7 p.m., Youth Speaks Wisconsin (YSWI) will present the Third Annual Teen Spoken Word Finals in conjunction with the Wisconsin Union Theater's World Stage performance of internationally renowned hip-hop ensemble Daara J.
A local author’s work inspires ‘Brokeback Mountain’ production
The producer of "Brokeback Mountain" found inspiration for the film's cast in a popular 1996 book by Wisconsin writer Will Fellows, which chronicled the lives of gay men in Midwest farm families.
Statewide theatre auditions coming to UW–Madison
Singers, dancers, designers, technicians and managers can perform before Midwest theatre producers at the 30th annual Statewide Theatre Auditions, Feb. 10-11 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Memorial Union. The program is produced by the UW–Madison department of liberal studies and the arts.
Why King Kong still hits home
Gregg Mitman, professor of the history of science and medical history at UW–Madison, says the King Kong story still resonates as an epic allegory of nature vs. civilization.
Another take on Jane Austen
People who leave the current movie blockbuster version of "Pride and Prejudice" wondering how much of the Hollywood adaptation was true to the original intent of the book are in good company. University of Wisconsin–Madison English Professor Emily Auerbach has spent many years researching Jane Austen and has come to the conclusion that Austen has been repeatedly misrepresented and misunderstood over the years.
African political cartoons have a subversive edge
Teju Olaniyan, professor of English and African languages and literature and a fellow this semester at the Institute for Research in the Humanities, is working on a book about a particular form of subversion: the political cartoon.
Hamel named interim director of Film Festival
A veteran of the Wisconsin Film Festival has been tapped to be its interim director, following the departure of Mary Carbine. Meg Hamel, a UW–Madison graduate, began her new duties on Nov. 28.
LUNAFEST benefits breast cancer fund
LUNAFEST, a one-night- only film festival celebrating women
Joe McCarthy and the Press
While a Hollywood film revisits the 1950s anti-communist furor spawned by the late Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a Wisconsin journalist's book studying the politician's relationship with the media of his day has also been reintroduced to bookshelves.
Gift to establish project on Judaism and the arts
The Mosse-Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at UW–Madison will be expanding its mandate under a major grant from Marvin and Mildred Conney.
Student art sale under way
The Fall Student Art Sale begins today (Nov. 16) in the Porter Butts Gallery on the second floor of the Memorial Union. Student artists sell work in any medium for community purchase.
Singapore Film Festival showcases culture through cinema
The work of up-and-coming filmmakers from Singapore will be featured at the 2005 Singapore Film Festival.
Ceramics plans open house, sale
The UW Clay Club aims to make holiday gift-giving a bit easier, as well as introduce the creation of ceramic sculpture through a sale/open…
Dancer makes leap to new visual media
Doug Rosenberg, associate professor of dance, is directing a film that explores the five senses through dance.
Art on the fly: Fighting graffiti with chalk
In an attempt to combat graffiti in the Department of Art, located in the Mosse Humanities Building, the university has taken steps to make some walls in the department “authorized”for student messages and doodles.