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Department of Visual & Media Arts

Faculty Work


The New Diet

Tom Cooper created the diet for your psyche. In his latest book, Fast Media, Media Fast, Visual and Media Arts Professor Tom Cooper talks about media fasting techniques. His tools help find what Cooper calls the “new Walden”—allowing you to see society afresh after an absence from the digital world.

Listen to him talk about his book »

Telling Their Story

It’s a story about the post-genocide generation in Cambodia. For her documentary project Angkor’s Children, Visual and Media Arts Associate Professor Lauren Shaw followed young Cambodians as they worked to support their country and better its future. After recently receiving the LEF Foundation grant, Shaw can return to Cambodia and resume work. 

Listen to her talk about the project »

Jonathan Wacks

Meet the Chair

Visual and Media Arts Department Chair Jonathan Wacks has numerous film and television credits as a director, producer, and screenwriter; and has helped shape the independent film industry in Los Angeles. Learn more »