In The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing we see great societal efforts both intellectual and coarse through the eyes of a child who is a functional tool in those efforts. Octavian is pure object, existing […]
Life writing through graphic novels has been a frequent topic in class, so I thought I’d highlight two interesting and relevant events going on right now. First, Art Spiegelman’s Co-Mix: A Retrospective at The […]
We value truth and authenticity in the stories we hear and in the stories that are told about us. We celebrate an ever more connected world, and point to the millions of people participating in online social […]
Relational/Individual – Postsecrets.com is presented as a community project, which would imply relational experiences, but the secrets are posted anonymously and there is no direct feedback from the viewer, […]
It’s shocking that Marable didn’t interview the family as part of his research. However, I bristle at the idea that families have a more authoritative truth about a person than other sources. I would argue that […]