Film studies grad on full-ride Ph.D. at IU

Film Studies graduate, Jesse Balzer, will begin Ph.D. studies at Indiana University’s Film & Media Studies program fall 2014. Jesse will be on full funding (tuition waiver + Associate Instructor + Fellowship). IU’s Film & Media Studies program is home to some of the best theorists in the field, including Barbara Klinger, Joan Hawkins, and Joshua Malitsky among others. Go […]

Student, alum presented at American culture conference

Cinema Arts senior Colin Sloan, and alum Jesse Balzer, presented papers at the recent Midwest Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference in Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 14-16. Colin, whose paper is titled “Perceived Imagery of Indigenous Cultures in Science Fiction Films,” is a Cinema Arts double emphasis major. Jesse, whose paper is titled “Active Adaptation: From ‘Children With Hangovers’ to ‘Just Visiting’” […]

Anthony Adah, Film student presented papers at popular culture association

Anthony Adah, Film Studies, presented a research paper at the Midwest Popular Culture Association, Minneapolis (Oct 1-3) titled “The Skin of the Lens: Land and Body in Indigenous Documentaries.” He was also elected to the Executive Council as Member-At-Large. In that capacity, Dr. Adah’s immediate duties include being one of the assessors of Undergraduate Papers and working with a team tasked […]