News from the Department of Media Studies.


 

Enroll Today: Summer 2020 Classes

April 21, 2020

With the spring semester’s conclusion right around the corner, It’s time to select courses for the summer session. There are multiple sessions to choose from, including convenient Maymester and Augmester courses. Learn more about the summer session and its deadlines , or discover a course you’d like to take ...

Buffs Together

Buffs Together

April 8, 2020

CU Boulder is more than a place. It is all of you, wherever you are—a worldwide community of Buffs. And when that community is in need, we all come together to lend a hand.

Students in class.

Academic Skills Pop-Ups

Have a course alert? Don't panic, try something new! Stop by our upcoming advising pop-ups on March 5 or 19 to learn more.

Nathan at KGNU

Nathan Schneider: Seeding scholarship across popular and academic writing

Feb. 5, 2020

Schneider is an assistant professor of media studies in the College of Media, Communication and Information and a journalist who writes about religion, technology and democracy.

Boats on the water

What’s Hollywood’s dirtiest secret? Its environmental toll

Jan. 28, 2020

With the Academy Awards around the corner, moviegoers and critics are busy scrutinizing the costumes, sets and performances of this year’s cinematic stand-outs. When film scholar Hunter Vaughan watches a movie, he considers something else: How big of a toll did it take on the environment?

CU at dawn.

CU Boulder Center for Media, Religion and Culture to host ninth international conference on Imagined Borders, Epistemic Freedoms

Jan. 2, 2020

In its simplest form, a border is a barrier; a way of letting some things in and keeping others out. If you go: Who: All keynotes and the workshop “On the Decolonial Hows: Interrogating and Making (Our) Praxis” are free and open to the public. Other events require registration. What:...

Faculty Now: Fall 2019

Nov. 14, 2019

Faculty updates

Making Waves

Making Waves

Nov. 11, 2019

As the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches and airwaves begin to fill with stories of distant battles won and the brave men who fought them, Kathleen M. Ryan, a documentary filmmaker and associate professor of journalism, is focused on the veteran women who helped make those victories possible.

Chris Bell

Exploring what we give to children to teach them about gender

Nov. 10, 2019

Leading up to next week's Diversity and Inclusion Summit, we sat down with keynote speaker Christopher Bell (PhDMediaSt’09), University of Colorado Colorado Springs professor and Pixar consultant. Catch his talk at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom.

Homecoming

Homecoming 2019

Nov. 7, 2019

On Friday, Nov. 8, we’ll look back to tradition and forward to the future of media, communication and information. Tour the Media Archaeology Lab and Immersive Media Lab during the day, or join us for our Homecoming Happy Hour! You must RSVP for the reception by 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8.

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