BW film students, faculty share research through the lens of popular culture
The
distinctive
opportunity
for
students
to
present
their
own
work
at
a
regional
or
national
conference
is
an
enriching
experience
for
undergraduates
in
many
BW
disciplines.
Recently,
three
BW
film
studies
students
and
Dr.
Molly
Swiger,
professor
and
chair
of
BW
Communication
Arts
and
Sciences,
traveled
to
Cincinnati
to
share
project
findings
with
scholars
and
other
attendees
at
the
2019
Midwest
Popular
Culture
Conference.
-
Kevin
Ng
'21,
a
film
studies
major,
presented
on
"Won
Kar-wai
and
Leslie
Cheung's
Happy
Together.
How
Chinese
Hegemonic
Cultures
Struggles
with
LGBT
Ideology."
-
Andrew
Oliver
'21,
a
film
studies
major,
presented
"Ex
Machina:
From
the
Machine.
-
Micah
Simmons
'21,
a
music
composition
major,
presented
"Media
in
Black
Mirror's
Fifteen
Million
Merits:
A
Weapon
Used
to
Distract.
- Swiger presented "Stories of Recovery: Addiction, Liminality and Stigma."
Why study pop culture? The Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association thrives on the belief that "popular culture is at the heart of democratic citizenship" and drives "technology, innovation and information."