Department of Cinema and Media Studies

UW professor of cinema and media studies Stephen Groening on Astrovision, Astrocolor, and why George H.W. Bush is the reason we have live streaming television at 10,000 feet.

A new literature course focuses on Nobel Prize winners and the sometimes surprising factors that led to their win. 

Anywhere! Meet CAS alumni with diverse and satisfying careers.

Willis Konick, a retired University of Washington professor beloved for his exciting style of teaching, died Nov. 30.

Faculty across the College recommend a favorite book related to their field.

One hundred scholars are coming to the UW this week to discuss 14^th century text.

Four students who earned graduate degrees this year have been named A&S Graduate Medalists for 2015.

Earning a PhD in Comparative Literature from UW, a future professor is rescued from a life of violent crime by books and people who saw his promise.

Earning a PhD is accomplishment enough for most graduate students, but three recent grads received the A&S Graduate Medal along with their doctorates this spring

Professors Tom Daniel (Biology) and Yomi Braester (Comparative Literature) are among a prestigious group of 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship recipients.

Filmmaker Werner Herzog is a vocal critic of the documentary film genre, yet nearly half of his films can be categorized as documentaries. That love/hate relationship is the focus of Ferocious Reality, a new book by UW Professor Eric Ames.