Distinguished Faculty Lecture 2022–2023
Jerry Hartman, M.F.A. Professor of Communication:
Media Literacy: When the Unreal is so Real
Sunday, November 6, 2022, 7 p.m. Melvin K. West Fine Arts Center.
Media Literacy: When the unreal is so real
New filmmaking technology is impacting the way films and TV series are being created. In virtual production, game engine design software generates locations and special effects—allowing filmmakers to interact with virtual landscapes in real time. Does it matter if it’s becoming impossible to tell what’s real when you see the finished film? What is the impact of AI supported tools in the media creation process? How can media literacy be developed in this changing landscape?
Jerry Hartman, professor of communication, has a passion for staying current with the latest visual technology trends and its influence on storytelling. In his most recent sabbatical research, he demonstrated the utility and feasibility of incorporating virtual production at the undergraduate level. He is excited to be integrating this technology into his work with students at Walla Walla University.
In this lecture, Hartman will explore the real versus the unreal in visual content creation tools. He will present media literacy as a good practice to evaluate visual content. Along the way he will share some powerful examples of how films can change us and change the world.
Previous lecturers
2021-2022
2021-2022 Austin Archer, Professor of Psychology and Education
2020-2021
2020-2021 Dave Thomas, Professor of Practical Theology and Apologetics
2019-2020
Debbie Muthersbaugh, Professor of Education
2018-2019
Kari Firestone, Professor of Nursing
2017-2018
Pedrito Maynard-Reid, Professor of Theology
2016-2017
Paul Dybdahl, Professor of Theology
2015-2016
Kellie Bond, Associate Professor of English
2014-2015
Linda Emmerson, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
2013-2014
David Bullock, Professor of Communication
2012-2013
Karen Tetz, Professor of Nursing
2011-2012
Joseph G. Galusha Jr., Professor of Biology
2010-2011
Pamela Keele Cress, Professor of Social Work and Sociology
2009-2010
Thomas M. Thompson, Professor of Mathematics
2008-2009
Gregory D. Dodds, Associate Professor of History
2007-2008
Bruce C. Johanson. Professor of Biblical Studies
2006-2007
Jon A. Cole, Professor of Engineering
2005-2006
Beverly G. Beem, Professor of English
2004-2005
James R. Nestler, Professor of Biology
2003-2004
Alden L. Thompson, Professor of Biblical Studies
2002-2003
Kraig S. M. Scott, Associate Professor of Music
2001-2002
Douglas R. Clark, Professor of OT and Archaeology
2000-2001
Rodney Heisler, Professor of Engineering
1999-2000
C. Loren Dickinson, Professor of Communication
1998-1999
Roland R. Blaich, Professor of History
1997-1998
Verlie Y. F. Ward, Professor of Education
1996-1997
Thomas J. Emmerson, Professor of Art
1995-1996
Claude C. Barnett, Professor of Physics
1994-1995
Terrie Dopp Aamodt, Professor of English and History
1993-1994
Ernie J. Bursey, Professor of Biblical Studies