A discussion of Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times and The Great Dictator, as well as Chaplin’s use of sound, his central … More
Tag: film theory
The Art of Early Cinema: Seeing and Storytelling
Registration is now closed. A Newberry Library Adult Education Seminar. This seminar offers a lively overview of cinema styles from … More
Appreciating Form in Books and Movies
A Newberry Library Adult Education Seminar This seminar offers a lively survey of some of the artistic techniques, styles, innovations, … More
Essentials of Literary and Film Theory
A Newberry Library Adult Education Seminar This seminar, scheduled for the winter/spring 2020 term, is now concluded. This seminar offers … More
Showing and Telling
You can hold a mimetic theory of the novel if you believe the narrational methods of fiction to resemble those … More
Earliest Tweets
Since I’ve removed the “Of Tweets” menu tab, I’ve included below some of my earliest tweets and their sources. Unlike … More