The University of Memphis‘ College of Communication and Fine Arts on Thursday held a 90-minute on-campus forum — “Where Ideas Meet” — during which attendees heard faculty and graduate students present research on a variety of CCFA-themed topics involving advertising, journalism, music, communication and art. — Phillip Tutor, CCFA media…
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Michael Osborn, professor emeritus at the University of Memphis, retired as chairman of the Department of Communication & Film in 1995. But he’s still having a profound influence on the department’s students. Through the newly created Michael and Suzanne Osborn Fellowship, advanced graduate assistants in the department’s Ph.D. program will…
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In her classes in the University of Memphis’ Department of Communication & Film, assistant professor Christina Moss often discusses the “power of place” with students. For educators, opportunities to take students to locations that affect people’s memories are both invaluable and rare. “I’ve always been a firm believer that when…
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With ample respect to the legacy of Elvis Presley, Memphis’ rich musical history offers more than Graceland and The King. From Stax Records and Isaac Hayes, from Sun Studio and Jerry Lee Lewis, from W.C. Handy and B.B. King and Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins and Justin Timberlake and a…
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Tom Shadyac — acclaimed filmmaker, boldface Hollywood name, University of Memphis instructor, philanthropist, de facto Memphian — received yet another award Tuesday night. But his acceptance speech wasn’t about Hollywood’s glitz or his career’s fame. Instead, he talked about Memphis. “There’s no accident that Memphis has this kind of energy,…
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Taylor St. John bubbles with anticipation over “Shaming Jane Doe,” which opens at the University of Memphis’ Mainstage Theatre on April 4. It’s a play with a serious theme — the rise of sexual assaults on American campuses — that’s designed to make audience members contemplate their own views. “I…
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In a nod to the realities of today’s media professions, the University of Memphis’ Department of Journalism and Strategic Media updated its name in 2016 to better reflect the academic diversity of a department featuring majors not only in news writing but also in advertising and public relations. This fall,…
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The College of Communication and Fine Arts’ 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award for the Performing and Creative Arts is April 2. Tom Shadyac, the acclaimed filmmaker who’s making a huge difference on the University of Memphis campus and in the city at large, is the honoree. You’ve bought your tickets. Right?…
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In less than two years, Jemele Hill has been on the receiving end of a headline-grabbing @realdonaldtrump tweet, served a two-week ESPN suspension for voicing her opinion on Twitter, led much of the national discussion about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and joined the staff of The Atlantic, where she…
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Jemele Hill, former ESPN journalist who now writes for The Atlantic, headlined Tuesday night’s Norm Brewer First Amendment Lecture Series at the University of Memphis UC Ballroom. If you weren’t there, here are snippets (thanks to social media) of what you missed from Hill’s day on the U of M…
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