Dec 3, 2018
FilmStruck’s Demise Could be Good for Movies
The Washington Post published an opinion piece today by Katherine Groo, assistant professor of film and media studies, titled “FilmStruck’s Demise Could…
Film and Media Studies
Nov 9, 2018
The History and Media Portrayal of Thugs
By Kathleen Parrish In the 1939 movie Gunga Din, the villains were a secret society of turban-wearing assassins. For many western movie-goers, it was the…
Sep 24, 2018
‘Destruction of Memory’ Screening Wednesday
By Bill Landauer On Wednesday, Lafayette will join the wide range of colleges, universities, and museums to screen a landmark film about the worldwide…
Jul 9, 2018
Documenting DACA Stories
By Bill Landauer When Thomas Wolfe said, “You can’t go home again” in 1940, he wasn’t thinking about a 21st century American president or a film…
Jun 17, 2018
Lights, Camera, Community
By Bill Landauer “We’re the people that live,” Ma Joad says at the end of John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath. “We’ll go on forever, Pa. We’re…
Apr 29, 2018
A Chance to Go Deeper
By Bill Landauer Stephen King likens writing to telepathy. An idea or image from the writer’s mind transfers to the reader’s. It doesn’t always work…
Apr 24, 2018
Rubber Ducky, You’re the One
10:15 a.m. On the third floor of Pardee Hall, the hulking image of Francis A. March, legendary 19th -century English professor who was first in the nation…
Apr 6, 2018
Prof. Nandini Sikand Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
By Bill Landauer Nandini Sikand, associate professor of film and media studies (FAMS), has received a Guggenheim Fellowship to complete a documentary about…
Mar 7, 2018
Confronting Fake News
It distorts the truth, sways opinions, and has the power to impact elections. Fake news is in the news and on the minds of people concerned about its influence…
Mar 3, 2018
Lafayette a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students
Lafayette is among the colleges and universities that produced the most 2017-18 U.S. Fulbright students, according to an announcement by the Department…