Susanne Schwibs Wins Emmys

So you say you don't know anyone who has won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, or Tony Award? Well, you can't say that any more, as CMCL's own Susanne Schwibs has just won two regional Emmy Awards as co-producer (with Steven Krahnke) and editor for her documentary "Harp Dreams," filmed right here at IU's Jacob School of Music. Cary Boyce also won an Emmy for musical composition for the film. I will be asking Susanne to bring one or both of her awards to our Welcome Back gathering this fall so you can get a gander. Susanne may even let you hold one if you ask her nicely.

Teaching Eval Scanning Project

At long last, I am beginning the process of turning all past teaching evals into electronic files. Over the next few weeks, I will scan all evals and save them as pdf files. As this is accomplished, I will email you your copies and ask if you want to come retrieve your hardcopies. You'll be given a date by which to claim these, after which they will be shredded.

The electronic files will be backed up on two separate university supported systems, so don't worry that they will be lost. The possibility of both systems going down is remote - much less likely, imo, than that a fire/flood/tornado would destroy the hardcopies in my office.

Of course, you'll be able to make arrangements to pick up your hardcopies later if you're not in town by the date I send you. Frankly, I haven't decided when this will be, but I'd like to have it all done and the hardcopies out of my office well before the beginning of the fall semester.

Stand by for further info in the coming weeks. :)

Carolyn Calloway-Thomas Named President of WCA

From Alex...

All hail our second President of the year: Carolyn Calloway-Thomas has just been elected as the President of the World Communication Association beginning January 2012 for a four year term. She joins Barb Klinger who is SCMS President elect. The IU CMCL Department seeks nothing less than total domination of professional media and communication organizations!

Associate Instructor Raises

Associate Instructors have been awarded a 4.5% raise for the 2011-2012 academic year. For CMCL AIs, this means that your stipend will be $13,544.00. This is good news indeed.

Indiana University Bloomington receives recognition for community service

The Corporation for National and Community Service has honored Indiana University Bloomington as a leader among institutions of higher education for its support of volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

For the full article, click here.

Summer Institute at Northwestern University, July 18-22, 2011

Jacques Ranciere: Politics and Media Aesthetics

A one-week interdisciplinary seminar for graduate students will be offered at Northwestern University, July 18-22, 2008. The University will provide partial travel support, lodging, and most meals for student participants.

The seminar, directed by Professors Dilip Gaonkar and Scott Durham, will consist of five days of presentations and discussions led by leading scholars on the work of Jacques Ranciere. In this year’s seminar, we will pay particular attention to Ranciere’s work on Politics and media aesthetics. The faculty will include Tom Conley (Romance Languages and Literature and Film, Harvard), Jason Frank (Political Theory, Cornell) and others.

Sessions consist of morning seminar discussions of selected readings assigned in advance, afternoon lectures by the faculty, and group lunches and dinners throughout the week. There also may be some opportunities for student presentations. The format enables participants to develop extended scholarly conversations that can continue well beyond the formal conclusion of the institute.


Jacques Rancière is one of the most important thinkers writing today on philosophy, politics, art, media and the relationships between them. Among his major publications are The Nights of Labor, On the Shores of Politics, The Philosopher and His Poor, Disagreement, The Politics of Aesthetic: The Distribution of the Sensible, Hatred of Democracy,The Politics of Literature, The Future of the Image, The Emancipated Spectator and Film Fables as well as many other works.

While Ranciere’s contributions to philosophy, politics and literary studies are fully recognized and widely discussed, his writings on media and media aesthetics have not received adequate attention. This summer institute is committed to exploring the conceptual implications and critical potential of his work on media and its relation to philosophy, politics and literary studies.

Selection for funded participation is selective. Students from all disciplines are welcome to apply by Friday, June 17, 2011. The decision will be announced no later than Monday June 20, 2011.


*Applicants should send a letter of nomination from their academic advisor, along with a one page rationale for their participation, to Caitlin Bruce at **bruce.caitlin@gmail.com* * by June 17th.*

The seminar is sponsored by the Center for Global Culture and Communication and the program in Rhetoric and Public Culture in the Department of Communication Studies. *The center will subsidize transportation (up to $250), provide lodging, and cover some meals for admitted students.*