November 30, 2015
by Abby Thibodeau
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This week’s readings bring us back to prior discussions about the essayist’s duty to write truthfully. But the essay is personal, as Cynthia Ozick reminds us in her essay “She: Portrait of the Essay as a Warm Body,” and in … Continue reading
November 23, 2015
by Abby Thibodeau
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Penny Lane’s The Voyagers reminds me of our discussions about the essay as a form that brings together the personal, universal, and concrete. Combining video footage from NASA control rooms with dizzying shots of outer space and idyllic images of … Continue reading
November 10, 2015
by Abby Thibodeau
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Marilyn Freeman points out a very crucial distinction between nonfiction film and video essays in her piece “On the Form of the Video Essay.” As Freeman examines the unique form and characteristics of the video essay, she asserts that the … Continue reading