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Gorden Hedahl is a Professor of Theatre at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He has directed well over fifty productions from a large range of theatrical periods and styles; has practical experience in several areas of theatre; and has additional experience as a drama and film making consultant, and guest instructor for schools and workshops. He has also served in several capacities on boards for arts and theatre organizations, both regionally and nationally. He spent 20+ years at UW—Whitewater and nearly six years at the University of Alaska—Fairbanks before moving to River Falls in 1998. He received UW-Whitewater's Outstanding Teacher Award and has taught numerous courses in theatre and film, including Intro to Cinema, History of Cinema, and World Cinema and has also developed courses on Contemporary Theatre and American Minority Theatre. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved with team teaching in a wide variety of settings. His administrative experience includes work as a Department Chair, Associate Dean, System Academic Planner, Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean.

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Terry Brown is the Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. She has taught Women in Film and co-taught World Cinema, in addition to courses in literature and cultural studies. She has published articles in film and literature including “The Butch Femme Fatale,” an article on Jodie Foster in The Lesbian Postmodern (Columbia UP, 1994). She appeared in the documentary film Jodie, directed by Pratiba Parmar. Her interest in international films grows out of her experience as a child living in Thailand. She participated in an NEH seminar on Southeast Asian culture at the East West Center at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu.

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phone: (715) 425-3777



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