Could we ban cell phone photography in museums and at performances?
essays
Much of what we know is unspeakable, and language is but one expressive medium.
Consider another problem of motivation in the house of fiction: why characters write.
Kundera chose to take the long view, reflecting on the relationship between the Jews and Europe, and, more broadly, on the Jews and that European, literary spirit to which he saw himself heir.
The literature classroom is an unusually fit environment in which to pursue “the deepening and sharpening of emotional powers.”
Reconstituting the totality of a person knowing only the “parts” of his or her mind is equally nonsensical.
The president and the humble staircase: a short survey.
A bad potboiler is not made better by stylish writing; it is made worse.
I was asked to participate on a faculty panel about AI in the classroom for the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s annual faculty retreat, which I was incredibly happy to do. I presented both my experiences in the classroom as well as some updates on conversations from around the institution. Much of what […]
There is a familiar feeling here: existential dread, impending doom, a light dose of despair.