Media Communication - LTU

Congrats to Media Comm alumna Amanda Sweet, who just won the Miss Voluptuous America Title!
https://www.macombdaily.com/2022/05/04/miss-voluptuous-america-title-goes-to-warren-woman/amp/

Miss Voluptuous America title goes to Warren woman Warren resident Amanda Sweet was named Miss Voluptuous America last month in Nashville.

We had such a lively conversation about Mila Zuo's brilliant short horror film Carnal Orient in Intro to Film class today! It works beautifully after discussions of the (refusal of the) "male gaze" in Hitchcock films and Cleo from 5 to 7, and next week we'll continue to discuss the Orientalist gaze in Get Out!
https://vimeo.com/138143189

Carnal Orient 2016 premiere at Slamdance International Film Festival, official selections at Atlanta Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Palm Beach Film Festival, Los Angeles…

The female gaze: 100 overlooked films by women 100 female-directed gems that have been forgotten or overlooked – with contributions from Jane Campion, Greta Gerwig, Claire Denis, Isabelle Huppert, Agnès Varda, Tilda Swinton and more.

Congrats to Jason for making Hawks history tonight!

Sign up for Media, Communication, and Society, Spring 2022 - ONLINE synchronous Zoom sessions!

Congrats to LTU alumnus & Media Comm major, Jason Ross Jr.!

https://www.nhl.com/news/color-of-hockey-jason-ross-jr-alex-randall-making-mark-in-hockey-broadcasting/c-329218760?tcid=tw_news_content_id&fbclid=IwAR1ipD2xlzqXpOd0Inkw4WcZo_cO1TWmNJbFwWeP8GVH8lIgu7eMn_l8wGQ

Color of Hockey: Ross Jr., Randall to make mark with play-by-play gigs William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog for the past nine years. Douglas joined NHL.com in March 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, he profiles Black broadcasters Jason Ross Jr. and Alex Randall; Ross is scheduled to call radio play-by-play for the Chicago B...

For Sexuality in Cinema students (and all!)

2021: the year in q***r cinema In festivals and beyond, it was a bumper year for LGBTQ+ stories, both fiction and documentary

Dr. Schaefer is getting excited for her revamp of Media, Comm, Society -- Spring 2022 ONLINE!

Finishing up Sexuality in Cinema with Deepa Mehta’s controversial film, Fire (India/Canada, 1996)!

Film shot entirely in Blackfoot language, on tribal land to premiere The story was shot on the reservation with a fluent speaker coaching the cast on their dialogue.

For Sexuality in Cinema students (and all): check out this FREE online textbook! https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-lgbtq-studies/

LGBTQ+ Studies: An Open Textbook | Simple Book Publishing Edited by Deborah Amory and Sean MasseyBeta Edition Spring 2020

Title slide of a fabulous presentation in Sexuality in Cinema class!

The Native Cinema series will be starting soon! NOV 12-18--virtually presented by the National Museum of the American Indian. All films are online and free but you have to tune in at certain times:
https://nmai.brand.live/c/native-cinema-showcase

Native Cinema Showcase 2021

We’re on the SPORTS SPECTACLES section of Sports Movies & Media class! Looking forward to discussing I, Tonya tomorrow 🎥📸

Congratulations to Media Comm alum GENNA ROSE! She was recently hired to be the In-Arena Host for the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team. Here she is pictured on the jumbotron at the stadium, which holds 20,000 fans!

A huge CONGRATS to recent Media Comm graduate Dillon Morello, who was hired as the on-camera Sports Anchor/Reporter at the ABC affiliate in Duluth, Minnesota, WDIO-TV!!! Dillon shoots, edits, writes, produces, and anchors his on-air sports segments. Dillon is pictured here with Darren Danielson, WDIO-TV anchor. Dillon graduated from our Media Communication program May 2021.

A huge CONGRATS to recent Media Comm graduate Dillon Morello, who was hired as the on-camera Sports Anchor/Reporter at the ABC affiliate in Duluth, Minnesota, WDIO-TV!!! Dillon shoots, edits, writes, produces, and anchors his on-air sports segments. Dillon is pictured here with Darren Danielson, WDIO-TV anchor. Dillon graduated from our Media Communication program May 2021. #bluedevilsdare

Congrats on this outstanding work, Jason Ross Jr!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8CJYI0lXpU&t=3s

Jason Ross Jr. ESPN College Football Reel contact:[email protected] by The Montag Group

CONGRATS to Genna Rose and Jason Ross Jr. on landing Chicago Blackhawks broadcast team roles!!!

RELEASE: Blackhawks Announce Broadcast and Content Team for 2021-22 Full roster of play-by-play broadcasters and personalities announced for upcoming season

https://aanmfilmfest.eventive.org/welcome

AANM Arab Film Festival The Arab American National Museum proudly hosts its annual Arab Film Festival (AFF), featuring fascinating new titles from one of the most prolific and creative set of filmmakers on the planet. AFF is one of the Museum’s longest-running programs, dating back to its inception in 2005.

Congratulations to Media Comm senior Ashley Rini, who presented a paper she co-wrote with Senior Lecturer Joy Schaefer, "Beyond Revenge in Teen Body Horror: The Non-Monstrous Feminine in Thelma (2017) and Blue My Mind (2017)" at the international CINE-EXCESS 15 conference!
https://www.cine-excess.co.uk/cine-excess-15.html

Free virtual event: ARAB MODERNISM AS WORLD CINEMA
https://watch.eventive.org/artearchive/play/6155c88aeadd68004ee699a4/6155d58a2cac5a00986340d7

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A belated CONGRATS to recent Media Comm grad, Dillon Morello, who is now a Sports Anchor and Reporter at the ABC affiliate in Duluth!!!

https://bettercitiesfilmfestival.com/detroit2021/

2021 Better Cities Film Festival - bettercitiesfilmfestival.com 2021 BETTER CITIES FILM FESTIVAL 2021 BETTER CITIES FILM FESTIVAL | DETROIT | OCTOBER 7-10, 2021 All Screenings at Cinema Detroit 4126 3rd Ave. Detroit, MI 48201 2021 BETTER CITIES FILM FESTIVAL Our flagship four-day festival takes place in Detroit, Michigan, October 7-10, 2021. October 7-9th (Thurs...

We are watching the Wachowski Sisters' incomparable film BOUND (1996) this week in Sexuality in Cinema class, then reading Cáel Keegan's subchapter on the film from his book on the trailblazing directors!

https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/32ytd5qh9780252042126.html

Lana and Lilly Wachowski Sensing Transgender

Congrats to Media Comm senior Ashley Rini on her CRE student researcher award!https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ee0e2f174383153afd69aef/t/6123df47cf3c3c45c8804c5d/1629740872021/Schaefer.pdf

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SPORTS MOVIES & MEDIA. An in-depth examination of representations of sports and athletes in film, documentary, social media, and news media via several critical approaches, including gender and critical race theories.

Online synchronous T/R 2-3:15pm. Email [email protected] for more info.