When UofM faculty members David Goodman and Steven Ross first started work on “A Ballet Season” in 2018, the duo had no idea they would be telling the story of the last “normal” ballet season for the foreseeable future. “A Ballet Season,” a feature-length documentary film which covers Ballet Memphis’…
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The University of Memphis Department of Communication and Film has released a new promotional video that showcases its fully-online communication studies degree program. For more information on this program, email commdept@memphis.edu or call 901.678.2565
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Three new hires have joined the UofM Department of Communication and Film this semester. David Stephens (Ph.D., Bowling Green State University), joins the faculty as Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Media. Stephens earned his MA in Literature from the University of New Orleans and BA in English from Alabama State…
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A book coauthored by two professors with the Department of Communication and Film in 2018 has been released in paperback format and earned recognition from the National Communication Association. “The Struggle over Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter” by Dr. Andre E. Johnson, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, and…
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As Dr. Wendy Atkins-Sayre recounts the highlights of her professional career,the little things stand out. The chance meetings. The unscripted conversations. The quirks of daily life that have guided her along the way. A comment from one of her first undergraduate professors — “How many people get to have a…
A nonprofit collaboration between the University of Memphis, Crosstown Concourse and The Daily Memphian will bring a fresh, new format to the campus radio station WUMR 91.7 FM. “I am delighted that this new partnership and its expanded programming will create further opportunities for our students and the wider Memphis…
The Mid-South LGBTQ+ Archive will host its kickoff event: De-Centering Stonewall: Exploring LGBTQ+ History Beyond the Stonewall Uprising this Friday, October 25 at the University Center. “This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in New York,” said Craig Stewart, associate professor of communication studies with the Department…
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An upcoming University of Memphis event aims to raise awareness about sickle cell disease, a debilitating blood disorder that affects up to 8 percent of African Americans. The Second Annual Sickle Cell Awareness Day at the University of Memphis will take place Tuesday, October 1 from 10 a.m. to 1…
Acclaimed UofM instructor and filmmaker Tom Shadyac was featured in this week’s Memphis Flyer cover story for his work on the film Brian Banks. The movie tells the story of the titular Brian Banks, a rising high school football star whose career was cut short when he was convicted of…
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Melody Lehn, assistant professor of Rhetoric and Women’s and Gender Studies at Sewanee: The University of the South, has done quite well since earning her Ph.D. in Communication with emphases in rhetoric and public address from the University of Memphis. Lehn in 2018 received the Southern States Communication Association’s Dwight L.…
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