Alice in Marxist LandIt’s an age-old debate: Can photographs lie? Do they always tell the truth? A Marxist perspective believes the truth of a photograph lies…Oct 22Oct 22
Alice in Pictorialist LandIt’s an age-old debate: Can photographs lie? Do they always tell the truth? A Pictorialist perspective turns to the artistic quality of an…Oct 7Oct 7
Alice in Formalist LandIt’s an age-old debate: Can photographs lie? Do they always tell the truth? A formalist perspective looks at the truth of the surface.Oct 61Oct 61
Dorothea Lange in SpaceSometimes the present sounds like the future. It’s the year 2021 and we’ve landed on Mars. Climate Clocks hanging above cities around the…May 17, 2021May 17, 2021
A Brief History of Seeing and BelievingThere is something seriously wrong with this image, but it’s not the fact that it’s upside-down. In fact, you probably won’t be able to…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
The Empire Builder: What I Discovered on a 50-Hour Train Ride Across AmericaIn the age of jet planes, 200 mph bullet trains, and proposed 800 mph Hyperloops, what would compel anyone to take a 50-hour train trip…Nov 14, 2019Nov 14, 2019
How to Break Free from the Cookie-Cutter EssayAn argument for bridging the personal with the academic and incorporating new literacies into the writing classroom.Sep 2, 2018Sep 2, 2018