WFIU: Arts and Culture

#DirectedByWomen Is A Global Party, And You’re Invited

Barbara Ann O’Leary started #DirectedByWomen as a way to celebrate ...

Barbara Ann O’Leary started #DirectedByWomen as a way to celebrate female filmmakers and encourage movie buffs to think outside the Hollywood box.

College Gamers Take It To The Next Level

Can art take an electronic and playable form? Members of ...

Can art take an electronic and playable form? Members of Hoosier Games are creating their own video games, forming career paths and composing art.

WFIU Book Club: Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation

Maria Hamilton Abegunde, who studies trauma and healing, discusses a ...

Maria Hamilton Abegunde, who studies trauma and healing, discusses a novel told from the perspective of an 11-year-old child soldier in West Africa.

Is It Only A Joke? The Put-On And Its Deeper Meaning

In her book Practically Joking, IU folklorist Moira Marsh suggests ...

In her book Practically Joking, IU folklorist Moira Marsh suggests that the common prank be reevalutated for its social and aesthetic roles.

Wielding Knives And Making Marks: A Mother-Daughter Story

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WFIU Book Club: Debbie Millbern Powers’ “Meeting Her Match”

Rev. Mary Ann Macklin is writing a novel. Reading "Meeting ...

Rev. Mary Ann Macklin is writing a novel. Reading "Meeting Her Match" was as much research as it was a trip down memory lane.

Middle Coast Fest: Growing Film Culture In The Heartland

Scenery may not be the key factor when it comes ...

Scenery may not be the key factor when it comes to determining a good location for making movies. That decision might have more to do with community.

From Fred & Ginger To Dancing With The Celebrities

Annie Corrigan has spent her summer learning how to ballroom ...

Annie Corrigan has spent her summer learning how to ballroom dance. She takes us behind the scenes, from her first foxtrot lesson to show day.

Critic Jessica Hopper On “Fan-Girls” And Marginalization

Jessica Hopper is a music and pop culture critic. She’s ...

Jessica Hopper is a music and pop culture critic. She’s senior editor at Pitchfork, the Chicago-based Internet publication for music criticism and commentary.

Seussical: The Musical

"It's fun to have fun, but you have to know ...

"It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how!" the Cat in the Hat