Why Photojournalism Matters

World Series: Chicago Tribune & the Sun-Times. Staff Photographers v No Staff Photographers. Any questions? #photojournalism @briancassella pic.twitter.com/LHLQ1VFl1o — Jim Colton (@JimmyColton) November 3, 2016 Similar:Goodby big Android… hello little budget iPhone SE 3rd.I just removed from my syllabus template…AcademiaThe crying Honduran girl on the cover of Time was not separated from her mother, father…

8 (Short Halloween film by Josh Reardon)

My daughter and I appear in this short film, one of a series of 13 Halloween movies created by Josh Reardon. Similar:After my conference talk, a post-audition, pre-Jane-Eyre-performance dinner with the girl.PersonalAmLit Rescue — Scratch GameA student in my “American Literature: 19…AcademiaAnime Treatment of Star WarsI am not particularly into anime, though…Aesthetics'Little Mermaid' brings new…

Two Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots Talk and Argue with Each Other

Sounds like a typical grad school seminar. Similar:Introduction to The Cherry Orchardhttps://youtu.be/8o_4Bjcfl0Y   …AcademiaUnderstanding The Fake News Universe The fake news universe is vast and eph…CultureSmall Business Social Media 101: How To Get StartedUseful skills for anyone hoping to turn …BusinessDigital Storytelling (EL231: Topics in Creative Writing) EL231 “Digital Storytelling” (Dec 1…AcademiaI'm really enjoying seeing…

Practicing Intellectual, Evidence-based Disagreement

This is what a busy literature seminar on evidence-based disagreement looks like. I’ve asked the students to pair up to create a 2-3-minute podcast that demonstrates they can participate in a respectful, evidence-based disagreement over Poe’s “The Raven.” I asked each student to introduce the other student’s position, and to do so respectfully, without caricaturing…

Imagine, if you will, a Shakespeare course / Propos’d in blank verse like the Bard would write

Verses Proposing a New Course: “Shakespeare in Context” You’ll pick a modest count of Shakespeare plays– Say, five. Three weeks to each you’ll dedicate. One context week, one week on text, and next One week to multi-modally create A research paper, podcast, monologue, Or supercut of twenty diff’rent Lears Who curse their sixty daughters’ cruel hearts. Professional and student actors we will hear, In stagings mounted locally. What’s more, We’ll…

The Pepe the Frog Meme Is Probably Not Worth Understanding

“Life is short, much of Internet communication is more Dada-esque than denotative, and mastering dank memes has an effort-to-payoff ratio that really, truly is not worth it.” –NPR reporter Camila Domonoske, taking a cleansing breath before explaining the Pepe the Frog meme. Similar:My colleague Dr. Cusick bakes Irish soda bread every year to honor Saint Patrick's Day.AcademiaWhen…