Lectures tagged "Criticism"


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Wil Haygood: A Trilogy of Epic African American Lives
Wil Haygood
February 25, 2010
01:04:00
Journalist and biographer Wil Haygood discusses the fascinating lives of three African Americans--Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., and Sugar Ray Robinson--with radio host Callie Crossley.
William Pope.L: Friendliest Black Artist in America
William Pope.L: Friendliest Black Artist in America
William Pope.L
January 28, 2010
00:28:19
William Pope.L, the self-proclaimed "friendliest black artist in America" gives a special performance and talk during the opening reception for the 2010 DeCordova Biennial.
Elizabeth Kostova: The Swan Thieves
Elizabeth Kostova
January 19, 2010
00:40:44
Bestselling novelist Elizabeth Kostova reads from her second book, The Swan Thieves.
Storytelling in the Electronic Era (Part 2)
Maria Tatar
December 2, 2009
00:41:56
Storyteller Odds Bodkin and Harvard folklorist Maria Tatar explore the art of the story in the 21st century. Telling stories is an ancient art, a holdover from the pre-literate human past. How did the advent of the written word affect the art of storytelling and the stories themselves?
This Won't Take But a Minute, Honey
This Won't Take But a Minute, Honey
Steve Almond
December 2, 2009
00:53:58
Author Steve Almond (Candyfreak, My Life in Heavy Metal) reads from his new book, This Won't Take but a Minute, Honey, and discusses why he chose to publish the book using Harvard Book Store's Espresso Book Machine.
Storytelling in the Electronic Era (Part 1)
Maria Tatar
December 2, 2009
00:58:08
Storyteller Odds Bodkin and Harvard folklorist Maria Tatar explore the art of the story in the 21st century. Telling stories is an ancient art, a holdover from the pre-literate human past. How did the advent of the written word affect the art of storytelling and the stories themselves?
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SuperFreakonomics
Stephen Dubner
October 29, 2009
01:01:00
Journalist Stephen Dubner discusses SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance.
Beyond the Margins and Between the Lines
Scott Kirsner
October 24, 2009
00:57:08
Two innovators talk about employing a variety of narrative strategies to tell a story. Tim Kring, developer and executive producer of the blockbuster NBC show Heroes, gives a visual presentation about his use of transmedia storytelling. Reif Larson, whose The Collected Works of T. S.