by Kristin Bumiller | Aug 30, 2010 | The Public Humanist
My reflections follow from Bob Meager’s insights into the melancholy that besets academics at this time of the year. I share his dismay about re-entry into a world that is often distracted by a war of words, where victory is often measured by the promotion of...
by Tim Wright | Sep 2, 2010 | The Public Humanist
“Insanity in individuals is something rare — but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” – Friedrich Nietzsche If you keep up with the news, you could be forgiven for thinking that – pace Nietzsche – there are a lot...
by Drew Adamek | Sep 7, 2010 | The Public Humanist
There’s been a recent deluge of documentaries and news specials marking the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Within the last week, Spike Lee, Harry Shearer and Brian Williams each released high profile films examining the continuing social, political...
by Drew Adamek | Sep 9, 2010 | The Public Humanist
This is part two in my continuing conversation with filmmakers about the political and narrative challenges they faced in producing films about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. While numerous documentaries have been released to mark the five-year anniversary of...
by Andrea Assaf | Sep 13, 2010 | The Public Humanist
There is the romantic notion, the American nostalgia for (and fantasy of) isolated and collective genius, the creator’s dream: a group of artists go off into the woods, or maybe a farm, for a summer or longer. They train and explore together, challenge each...
