http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2015/05/12/honoring-hilmes-the-amplification-of-womens-voices/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2015/05/12/honoring-hilmes-the-amplification-of-womens-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-441685 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:30:08 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=26469#comment-441685 Wonderful post, Jennifer! I would just add that Michele’s model of being both a successful academic and a successful parent resonated for me as well. Even though we didn’t have kids until after graduate school and the pressures & expectations for being an academic father are far, far, far, far (etc.) less pernicious and damaging than for an academic mother, Michele was still the only one of my graduate mentors who had modeled being a parent pre-tenure. It was only after graduate school that I came to recognize what a gift that model was, and came to appreciate how impressive it was that Michele achieved what she did professionally while having a family and being “out” about that balance within a department where it was far from the norm.

]]> http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2015/05/12/honoring-hilmes-the-amplification-of-womens-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-441666 Wed, 13 May 2015 16:38:06 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=26469#comment-441666 Jennifer, Wonderful tribute to the mighty Michele. I am sorry I missed the podcast opportunity. My own tribute is that I came to UW for my doctorate after re-entering scholarly life twenty years out of undergrad. So I am another ‘non traditional’ student. I drove up to campus and met Michele in the summer when I was contemplating applying (and doing research on Edna Ferber for a Master’s thesis at the great Wisconsin state archives). Michele was in her office and greeted me with her usual calm friendliness and encouragement. I felt welcomed even while being years beyond the average cohort age of most of the other grad students. Her steadfast and prolific scholarship have been a wonder and, yes, she helped highlight so well the contribution of women to radio while simultaneously creating a haven for women in academia. So glad to be there during her time there (and with our wonderful cohort of grad students).

]]> http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2015/05/12/honoring-hilmes-the-amplification-of-womens-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-441653 Wed, 13 May 2015 00:28:53 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=26469#comment-441653 Great post, Jennifer!! This post speaks to me on many levels, as Michele Hilmes’ has influenced me in similarly ways. She has influenced my research interests, questions and methodologies in so many ways. However, like you, I contend with the competing demands of motherhood and academia, and as a graduate student, I am so grateful to have a feminist media scholar as a mentor, who has paved the way for our participation in this field, while also literally supporting our development as scholars, feminists, mothers and humans. Really well written post, thanks for articulating this part of Michele Hilmes’ legacy!!!

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